Sunday, 22 November 2015

Sound Research

The Disappearance of Alice Creed



The sound doesn't start until 11 seconds into the trailer, when the ident comes in and non diegetic crackling sounds sound bridge into the pulsating beat, which is quickly layered with foley screaming. This stops with a small boom effect, at 17 seconds where there is a small montage, showing diegetic foley sound of drills, staple guns and ropes barricading the room. The soundtrack really kicks in around 25 seconds, which consists of a snare drum beat, and this is layered with foley sound of doors opening, cars driving and diegetic speech. At 44 seconds the music stops on another 'boom', and the beat builds again, in a faster tempo and different style. At 1.10, the final act starts, and the soundtrack develops into an instrumental piece, picking up pace as the montage plays out. Overlaid are foley sounds of vans driving and guns shooting, until the title comes up and a final gunshot cuts off the soundtrack. The beat and style in which the narrative graphics are shown is something we will consider using in our own trailer.


Welcome to the Punch


Welcome to the punch starts with a sound bridge of atmospheric sound, as well as non-diegetic police sirens. The layers of foley sound build the intensity while a high pitched synth comes to a crescendo around 15 seconds in. The sound stops, as only dialogue is hear, making what is being said more dramatic. There is a foley non-diegetic sound of a helicopter played over the ident, which fades out as the snare drum and synth is played again, at around 27 seconds into the trailer. The soundtrack builds, with added drums and rhythmic beats until 1 minute into the trailer, were there is a pause in the music and only someone singing, which drops at 1 minute 15 to build again for the final act, the montage. The foley sound layers, with car crashes, shootings, explosions and speech which builds the suspense, until it comes to a halt as the title comes up.

Hummingbird

 

Like in many thrillers, the trailer opens with a boom at 2 seconds in. This is followed by asynchronous sounds of police car sirens against as the opening image of the city of Soho is shown. The sound boom is used throughout most thriller trailers and is also used in Welcome To The Punch, hence we will use this in our trailer. 10 seconds in, there are sounds of an alarm going off keeps the audience interested as it builds the tension. This effect is often used early on in the trailers, to grab the audiences attention early and keep them watching. In our own trailer we want some foley non diegetic sound effects to have this effect on the audience. 15 seconds in the soundtrack begins. The ticking clock creates suspense, which is the desired effect for our product, as well as emphasising running out of time. 21 seconds in the trailer it continuously uses the sci-fi type boom to hold the tension at moments of importance. 44 seconds in, the orchestral style soundtrack begins, with the rhythmic beat coming from the strings themselves. 1 minute and 5 seconds in, sound booms and orchestral noises are used. We would like to use these traditional thriller foley sounds so that our trailer fits into the genre. The soundtrack is overlaid with foley sounds to build the tension, keep the audience interested and reveal small elements about the plot. The sound used in this trailer adheres to the thriller genre, and will influence us in our media product.


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