Audio and Sound

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Another extremely important element that many films need is sound. I say many films and not every film, however, because sometimes a creator will purposefully leave out any type of audio or sound to enhance the film, such as how the series of A Quiet Place did, but in most cases, audio helps to build the realism that helps the audience connect with the storyline, as well as to add meaning and deeper emotions oftentimes through music. 

In our project we plan to implement the diegetic sounds that one can hear on a day-to-day basis, such as footsteps, birds chirping, leaves rustling, the bike pedals and chains, as well as sounds happening inside the house like the family moving about and such. These types of diegetic sounds allow for a more immersive and authentic feel in the film, and it helps to build the idea that it's not only fiction but that the story could actually be happening and that it's maybe only a video recorded in someone's house or that you're actually there in person over an entire production that was put on with a specific purpose. We plan to include all of these sounds through a process called foley, in which each of these sounds are recorded separately, often with other objects that produce the desired sound, and then put together with the visuals of the film through editing. We had an entire project on this earlier on in the school year so I feel like we are prepared to do the same now.

Our storyline also includes some dialogue elements that our two main characters will say between themselves that will help to build their personalities and characters and, also, to move the plot along as their words will be important to the central storyline and themes of the film.

Finally, and my personal favorite part, we wanted to include some upbeat music that was typical from late 90's and early 2000's coming of age films specifically centered in summer in the beginning of our film opening. Our plan is to have our two main characters riding their bikes through their neighborhood until they reach Lily's house where they will start talking as they open the mailbox. We wanted to find some copyright free music, however, because we thought that looking for music that was copyrighted and we needed permission to use would only add time and stress on us since a lot more can go wrong and we want to make this project as stressful free/low as possible. So, we looked through some websites that we had used in the past for the foley project I mentioned earlier that our teacher recommended and I think we hit gold. We searched for a variety of key words including "2000's happy music" and "'90's upbeat songs" and more of the sort, until we stumbled upon a song called "This Is A Restart" by StudioHeta and it is the perfect mix of upbeat and relaxed, it's happy and it's even a little nostalgic. The moment we heard it, we knew we found the music we wanted to include. Hopefully all goes to plan, and we can use this piece with no problem. Here it is now, make sure to listen to it, it's pretty cool.

Click here: This Is A Restart by StudioHeta



SOURCE:
StudioHeta. (n.d.). This Is A Restart by StudioHeta. pixabay. https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-this-is-a-restart-190868/