Editing: Woods Practice

My task was to practice the audio that we could use for the woods scene within our supernatural horror film opening. I selected some of the footage that we have filmed and will be using in our opening, and added the audio effects created before (see older sounds blog post) that I felt were quite effective. I used iMovie for this as it is a simple way to practice with audio effects and manipulation.

I uploaded the clips and trimmed them to delete anything that was not needed. After the visual looked like I wanted it to, I was then able to chose the various sounds that I wanted to use within the sequence. I kept the visual fairly simple as the main focus of this task is the sound.

For the first clip I used the Demon Haunting Sound, as used before. This set a distressing mood for the audience as the harsh un-natural sound of the demon growls against the visual of the innocent young girl is a disturbing contrast. I finished the sequence with an un-nerving scream which I manipulated and made louder in order to have a maximum disturbing impact on the audience. In the second sequence I used the manipulated audio of the young girl singing, which is non-diegetic sound as the audience are shown girls emotionless face in the low key lighting.

I finished both sequences with the fade to black transition in order for them to have a clean finish.

I am pleased with:

• The sound is relevant and well-suited to the scene and the supernatural horror genre.

To improve:

• Play around with the manipulation of the sounds, perhaps on different software for greater impact.