I Hear the End is Near

    Our final steps are complete! We were able to finally find and create the sounds that we needed in the remaining portions of the film in order to finish. From the use of online sources to find certain sounds such as the sound of some phone notifications and typing, to the music used throughout the film that we used to create the tone of the film, everything has finally come together in the final product.
    The first thing we did was find the background music for our film. As stated in previous posts, killer tracks was used for the pop song that we used in the film in order to introduce our "victim" and kind of introduce her personality without having her use any dialogue. This song also flowed well with the other music used in the film to create the horror vibe, not creating too much of a contrast in the tempo of the music throughout and allowing the intro to flow smoothly. Multiple creepy music was used in the film for different situations. The first we had was a little slower in pace and was more subtle than the second. It featured buildups throughout, but was not too over the top and allowed us to use it as almost a form of ambient noise in the film. The second song used featured some more depth and was less subtle, but allowed us to create a more fast paced section of the film, linking almost to heartbeats in the situation. It also features an eerie vibe, further contributing to the creepy vibe we were going for in the film.
    For sound effects we were able too use a mixture of the YouTube audio library and freesound.org to find sounds from phone notifications to typing, which was an important part of our project, especially with the phone notification sounds. We used the phone notifications not only to literally show the messages, but also as a way to create suspense and build tension through pacing. The timing of the messages allowed us to create almost a beat throughout the scene and speed up or slow down the scene when paired with cuts.

(Here is us creating the broken window sound)

(This is use recording the sound for the closing door in the film opening.)

    Finally, we were able to create some of the sounds on our own. We used a mixture of foley sounds and just recording sounds on our own, which allowed us to control the speed and effect that the sound had. For example, we recorded the sound of a door closing to use in the film when the door closes, allowing us to watch the portion of the film as we recorded, which let us sync the sound with the film. The other sound we created was the sound of broken glass. Rather than actually breaking a glass window, we resolved to a glass jar with pennies inside. This jar was placed in a plastic bag to prevent any pieces from spreading and injuring anybody, and we simply recorded the sound that the jar made when we dropped it on the floor. This turned out well and was something that we used in the film.

Freesound - Freesound. (n.d.). Retrieved April 13, 2018, from https://freesound.org/