Sounds

During production, Jackie and I are not planning on recording any ambient sound. We plan to use nature sound effects for the whole film so the audio is more crisp. As for the title sequence, I used the sound effects from iMovie to create a suspenseful title opening. We did not want to have to go through the process of getting any other technology or materials while recording sound when we were actually shooting. We wanted to keep it simple, but the sounds will sound pretty accurate going with our film. Also, because we are not including any dialogue, this will make it easier to incorporate these ‘artificial’ sound effects. Some sound effects we are going to include in our film are trees blowing, since it is outside and will most likely be a bit windy. We will also include traffic sounds because there are cars driving by due to the park being near a main road. Also, since there were no other kids playing on the playground with Sawyer, we did not have to insert any sounds of kids playing which would have been a little bit more difficult crossing the nature sounds with kids yelling and playing.

When the man dressed in black takes Sawyer, Jackie and I plan to insert a suspenseful background noise which will add uneasiness for the audience. This will hopefully make them want to watch the rest of our film. Having these sounds is important because it is one of the main factors that adds to the overall tone/feel of the film. Background noises and sound provides context for the viewers/listeners.