Sounds for our Opening

Sound

Sound is a major factor that adds tension and suspense to our thriller opening. We will use both non-diegetic and diegetic sounds to enhance our opening. Sound will be an important part of our opening, as there is limited interaction between everything; it will help convey the mood.

Each Type of Sound We will be Using

At the start of the opening, we will have the diegetic sound of the car running, which will continue throughout the opening, along with foley and non-diegetic sounds of the outside environment. Then, when the camera switches to the inside of the car, we will have non-diegetic, copyright-free music playing, and diegetic sound of the boys talking and movement. This creates a mood of safety as nothing will happen.

Now, as we start heading towards the rising point, one of the boys notices the bag. We decided to add an extra shot of the boy lowering the music volume, then communicate to the other person about the bag lying there. Followed by the diegetic sound done by foley of him jumping out, opening and closing the door, and walking over to the bag, which we will raise the volume to add a sense of intensity. We thought of putting a non-diegetic heartbeat or hum, which we will pull from online from copyright-free sounds, in the moments he approaches the bag, adding to the supernatural nature of the bag, and then a diegetic sound of the zipper of the bag created through foley, which we will make louder to make it seem important.

Once he opens the bag, he falls into a trance. We will have the diegetic sounds of the car's windows rolling down, followed by the boys yelling at him. This is followed by the diegetic sound of the two other boys getting out of the car, opening and closing their doors, and their footsteps walking over to the boy and the bag, done through foley. Then, when they're all in the trance, the non-diegetic heartbeat or hum begins to fade.

When the boys are placed into the trance and the scene cuts to the tracking shot of the fourth boy, the non-diegetic sound of the sting or heartbeat will cut out, and there will be diegetic sounds of his footsteps and the natural sounds around him. Then, once he sees the boys' items on the ground and the diegetic car alarm sound (done through foley), which we will increase in volume to create a shock moment, he will say his final lines, and the opening ends.

Collected Sounds

Copy Right Free Sounds

Here is our Storyboard for a better understanding.

Below is our script for what the boys will say.

Shot 3  
Friend 2(Sebastian): 
Bro, he said he was going to be here ten minutes ago 
Friend 3(Nicolas): 
He is always late 

Shot 4  

Friend 1(Ethan): 

What is that there 

Shot 6  
Friend 2(Sebastian): 
What is it? 

Shot 7 
Friend 1(Ethan): 
There’s a bag out there 
Friend 3(Nicolas):
So? Someone probably just forgot it 

Shot 8 
Friend 2(Sebastian): 
Bro just leave it alone 

Shot 11  
Friend 1(Ethan): 
What the hell 

Shot 15  
Friend 2(Sebastian):
Yo! Just leave it alone 
Friend 3(Nicolas): 
Is Ethan deaf 
Friend 2(Sebastian): 
Let's go check it out 

 

Shot 16 
Friend 2(Sebastian): 
Why did he go out in the first place 

Shot 22  
Friend 4(Chris): 
Guys? 

Shot 25  

Friend 4(Chris): 
Where did you guys go