Audio

The Power of Audio

    Audio shapes the way a film is told and experienced as, helping to create connections with the narrative, and establish tone/tension. Sounds, music, and even dialogue make the scenes feel more alive by producing emotions, and creating a new world for the audience to be apart of.

 
    Audio as part of "The Seventh Lie" will be used to contrast good and evil. For instance, we will use a record player to play classical diegetic music as we see the mother begins to place the needle on the record player very gently during the credit scene, before the dinner. The contrast will be the classical music playing over the pictures of the happy family and then suddenly the music changes to dark ominous music when showing the unsettling and eerie pictures of this replacement Janus. Using audio here serves as a tool to foreshadow the upcoming events in the plot of our film.

The record player:

    One way audio is used in films is through dialogue of characters. We will be including dialogue within our film opening so it is very important that the audio comes out clear. We figured using mini microphones that can attach to our character's clothing was the best way to get good sound quality in our film. 

    Other sounds that will be heard in our film are diegetic sounds like footsteps, birds chirping, wind, utensils being used, and the dinner table conversation. By creating these sounds using foley this will increase the realistic feel for our film and connect with our audience more than if there was zero use of audio.

Source:

C‑I Studios. (n.d.). The role of audio in film: Understanding its importance and impact.