Sound:
Spring Breakers:
Spring Breakers (2012) Directed by Harmony Korine [film] Distributed by Blue Sky & Lionsgate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD8hbg67u5c
This scene has a mix of diegetic and non-diegetic music. The song is contrapuntal to the scene but fits really good.
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Waynes World:
Waynes World (1992) Directed by Penelope Spheeris [film] Distributed by Paramount Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE
The music in this scene fits very well and it is parallel sound. It's also diegetic sound as they're singing along to it.
Trailer Analysis:
The Haunting of Bly Manor:
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) Directed by Ciaran Foy, Liam Gavin, Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke, Axelle Carolyn, Mike Flanagan and E.L. Katz [TV series] Distributed by Netflix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tykS7QfTWMQ
The music in this trailer fits perfectly along with the sound design, with the sounds at the right moments. The dark and monotone colour palette really adds a sense of horror to the trailer and suspense. It is editing well to the sounds and music and doesn't give away the plot.
Sinister:
Sinister (2012) Directed by Scott Derrickson [film] Distributed by Entertainment One, Lionsgate and Universal Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kbQAJR9YWQ
The sounds in this trailer definitely give a feeling of suspense however there is no music. The use of jumpscares in the trailer is a nice touch however I do think it ruin the film by giving away when the jumpscares are going to happen. In the trailer there's a use of pagan symbols which develops into the plot which is cool.
THE CALL:
THE CALL (2020) Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr [film] Distributed by Cinedigm & Front Row Filmed Entertainment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mTTGe2sJOU
This music in this trailer gives off a lot of suspense especially with the ticking sound. The orange and red colours that occur when they call the number definitely gives off a hellish vibe and looks pretty demonic. The whole general plot seem good as they do pretty much tell you the whole plot in the trailer except for why the phone puts them in some sort of hell.
Us:
Us (2019) Directed by Jordan Peele [film] Distributed by Universal Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNCmb-4oXJA
I love the use of diegetic sound at the start with music coming from the radio then it switching the music to non-diegetic then as the trailer became more horrific the got more distorted, the music was I GOT 5 ON IT by LUNIZ. At the start of the trailer the colours were nice and bright then as it went on the colours got darker. The plot seems like a cool concept i'd definitely like to watch it.
I SEE YOU:
I SEE YOU (2019) Directed by Adam Randall [film] Distributed by Saban Films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulSVg5Um1kQ
Obviously it has that classic slasher vibe but more modernised, I think it has pretty bland colours which suits the general premise of the film. The music as usual providing suspense but other than that I don't think there's anything special about this trailer.
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Sound design challenge:
What was the task?
The was to make a scene using different types of sound like contrapuntal sound, ambiance, non-diegetic and diegetic sound.
What sound design did I add to my scene?
I added ambiance, non-diegetic, diegetic and contrapuntal sound. I added non-diegetic music to make the scene epic which is also contrapuntal as writing an evaluation isn't epic, I also added ambiance and diegetic sound to make the scene more realistic.
What effect does your sound design have on the audience?
The sound especially the non-diegetic sound would effect the audience by making them think a boring evaluation is suddenly epic.
How is my character supposed to be perceived by the viewer?
My is meant to be perceived as someone who if they don't finish their evaluation they could die, so they're working hard. The contrapuntal sound and non-diegetic definitely helped this.
The Walking Dead (2010-) Directed by Greg Nicotero [TV series] Distributed by Entertainment One, Fox, Netflix and Lionsgate
Director of Photography/Cinematography: Stephen Campbell
This is a scene from The Walking Dead season one, it's a wide shot establishing the location which in this case is post-apocalyptic Atlanta.
I think this is an amazing shot especially as it's in a post-apocalyptic world, I thin it really gives off a feeling of the shear danger pitted up against Rick who is tiny compared to the rest of the shot.
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GET OUT (2017) Directed by Jordan Peele [film] Distributed by Universal Pictures
Director of Photography/Cinematography: Toby Oliver
This is a close up shot from GET OUT.
L-Cut and J-Cuts:
An L-Cut is where the audio carries on while you see more images and a J-Cut is where you hear the audio of the next scene before it starts.
Example of J-Cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmrE_j88b0 (55 seconds)
Example of L-Cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmrE_j88b0 (1:38)
Saul Bass:
Saul Bass was a graphic designer and a Oscar-winning filmmaker, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000866/awards. He was born in 1920 in New York City.
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Bass changed the way filmmakers would see movie posters and title credits, his distinctive minimal style was a significant change from the boring static opening credits. Before Bass decided to revolutionise film, filmmakers would see opening credits as un important.
https://99designs.co.uk/blog/famous-design/saul-bass-graphic-designer-of-a-century/
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Foley Sound:
Foley Sound is where you use objects to create a sound effects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6TSwybqjU&feature=youtu.be
What effect are they trying to achieve?:
They're trying to keep people invested in the story as normal sound can be a bit jarring so no one really wants to listen to it plus sound is a good way to tell someone what is going on.
How do they do it?:
First they record the ambience so the sound matches the area they recorded then they record foley sound effects to match with the recording to give it more life.
Does it effectively create the illusion of the sound?:
It definitely does the sounds really fits with the animals and gives the ambience justice.
I'd definitely want to use the grass sound and the breathing sound.
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Audience Profile:
My target audience is 15+ as my film is horror based with some big boy violence. The violence isn’t bad enough to make the film 18+ as it doesn’t have have strong gory images and strong sadistic violence as well. I’m allowed to have relatively strong threat and horror.
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