As we knew our opening sequence would have to include sound, we wanted to research into different soundtracks and effects. As a group, we learnt about the impact sound has on opening sequences. The most effective example we found was Dawn of the Dead.
This opening includes different types of sound including soundtracks and effects, a technique called layering. This is when more than one sound is used. For example, in this opening the soundtrack plays continuously in the background whilst screams and destructive sounds are played over the top. Through the whole piece, a rhythmic heartbeat is also used whilst a high pitched sound is quietly being played. This creates an eerie and suspensive atmosphere for the audience that reflects the genre of the film.
For our piece we need to have a soundtrack to play whilst the characters get ready for college. These are some possibilities for the opening music to our opening sequence:
Feelin' Good
The title of this stood out to me and the music is actually quite upbeat and feel-good. At about 0.32 seconds, it starts to kick in and again at 52 seconds it gets slightly more intresting and more intruments are used. This is good for our piece as the funny parts of our opening occur after about 28 seconds and this would add emphasis to them. We could make this work agaisnt our piece although the music then doesn't get any different or funner.
Welcome To The Show
This title also stood out to me as it's clearly for an opening. The pitch is very low, quite funky and interesting. Although saying this, its not quite rocky enough and we dont think it's catchy enough for our opening. The tempo doesn't quite match our comedy genre as other comedy films tends to have a fast paced soundtrack to set a happy atmosphere.
Rock on Chicago
This was the most suitable music found for our piece as it was extremely upbeat and fun. It was catchy and matched the tempo of our opening well. Although as a group, we agreed we'd want to cut certain parts out and possibly play other bits over again because they did not give the same atmosphere.
Big Rock
This was the last piece we looked at and this had quiet a good souund to it but we found it was to heavy for the atmosphere of our piece. It sounded like it could be from a horror rarther than a comedy and so we could not use it for our opening.
These are the sounds that were found on the Mac; they are all copyright free. The sounds that we couldn't find on the Mac, we will simply record ourself by doing the action we wanted. We could use these in our final piece as they are exactly what we need and we only have to make the volume higher so they are more noticeable.
We also had the opportunity to use the copyright free tracks and sound effects from the Mac which is especially convenient as we don't have to search through different sites to find the soundtracks and the effects we want. However, though there is a variety of sound effects and tracks, there are not many choices for our genre and this limits what we can use. To solve this, we will record our own sound effects and look for various other sources to find the soundtrack right for our film opening.
Emily Wallace
Charlotte Morrison
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