Transcript horror and sound

The horror film and its use of
sound…
Recap starter
• Write a couple of paragraphs comparing
and contrasting how both horror films use
filmmaking techniques to create emotional
responses.
Horror and sound
• Sound is one of the most significant technical aspects in the horror
movie.
• Without sound most films lose a lot of their meaning. Good use of
sound can manipulate the audience meaning.
• Task: listen to this horror music.
• Make notes on what might be happening visually to accompany this
music.
• How does the music make you feel? Describe?
• What instruments are being used?
• What about the pattern/rhythm of the music?
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Sound recap
• Sound can be split into two sections:
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Diegetic.
Sound recorded at the time of shooting –
Dialogue
natural ambient sound.
• Non-diegetic.
• Sound added or ‘dubbed on’ during the post production
stage –
• music
• Voiceover
• sound effects.
Task:
• Task: Watch and listen to the following clip:
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Make notes whilst:
Visuals without sound.
Listening to just the sound.
Then finally both.
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Descriptive sound words.
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Bass – a low tone
Cacophonous – a non-rhythmical noise
Crescendo – a build up of sound to a climax
Discordant – sounds that go together
Melody – a series of notes that form a distinct pattern
Monotone a single tone
Oscillating –sound that goes up and down in pitch and tone
Rhythmic a regular pattern of beats
Synchronised –sound working together with the visuals
Symphonic – a collection of instruments in an orchestra