Production Planning

For this production I want everything to go to plan, so I need to look at all the different techniques I can use so that I don't have any issues with stuff such as outside noise or floorboards squeaking. I will also have to look into what equipment I want to use to that I can counter act and possible issues I may have.

The location that we are filming in, is in a flat. This could create some issues as there are many other people living below where we are filming. This is something I need to be very conscious of when we are shooting. To counteract picking up any sounds from other flats I might have to try and sound proof the room that we are filming in, although could solve the problem it may be an issue as we don't want to get any of the sound proofing in shot. Another option could be ADR this would mean I would have to get the actors in on a separate day and record all of the dialogue then, matching it up in the sound edit. This could also be very long and tedious and might not look as good as I would want it to.

I think that my best option would to be very aware of any other sounds that I could be picking up, this will be on the shoot and in the edit. If I keep a close listen on background sound in the edit, I can edit stuff out and then possibly ADR if the sound is unusable.

Another issue I have is that the room that we are shooting in is quite tight, so we don't have a massive amount of space to work in. A possible solution to this could be to use radio mics, this would mean that the microphones would be attached to the actors and the sound would be very up close to the dialogue. I don't know a great deal about radio mics, so I would have to take some time out to practice with one.
Booming will be something that I will have to be efficient with, I will need to make sure I use the space effectively and to get in as close to the dialogue as possible.

Musical Style/ Drum Beat

Another good example for an electronic sound is The Chemical Brothers, I think that they are good a creating a visualisation when listening to their sound. I find that they also make music that could fit well into a film score and this is something I'm very much inspired by.

Block Rockin' Beats is a song that I'm inspired by especially when it comes to the drum beat, I find that it has a nice build up and also creates a lot of energy, this is also something that I think that I could take over into my own sound design.  I also enjoy the experimental side to this music, I like the idea that I large variety of different instruments can be used to create a certain tone. I think that when it comes to my design I want to experiment with as many different instrument sounds as I can.

Sonic Style

Due to the experimental side of this project, I want to be quite experimental in the sound design. The theme of our film is quite disturbing and this is something I would like to reflect, I want to try and do this with electronics. I have found inspiration from Aphex Twin and other similar artists. Aphex Twins music uses a lot of glitchy sounds especially to do with the drum beats. I think that this is something that I could try and use in my sound design. I don't want it to be overpowered with electronic sound the whole way through, I would prefer if it was more towards the closing scene, especially when Paul kills Ted.

Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy is a good example of the dark ambient and glitchy sounds that I would like to create for our film. I think these sounds work fantastically in creating a tone and reflecting what is being shown on screen, even the video for Come to Daddy works great with the song. Although I'm not a musician I know that it is possible to edit electronic sounds in a way so that it is dark and glitchy.

Another artist I'm inspired by is Bonobo, I think he is really good at creating a dark ambience and showing emotion through his music. He is someone that I also take ideas from. The music he creates almost sound as it was created for film.

 

 



 

Bonobo - Kiara is a great example of how Bonobo shows emotion through his music. I think the use of violins plays a massive part in creating this dark ambience that I'm looking to create. He also has elements of glitch to his music which I definitely think can be recreated.

 

The use of this electronic sound in my own sound design will play a massive part in showing Pauls anger. I would look to try and create a drum beat that will hit a crescendo when Paul hits Ted over the head with a cricket bat. I think that have subtle bit of electronic sound running through the hole film will also work well, perhaps using it to have running tone throughout the film. Sampling sounds and distorting them is something I could also think about doing.

Sound Mapping/Script Annotation

In the marking up for my script I have been annotating all the scenes, putting in all the possible sounds that will be included and all of my different ideas on how they would work and the possible issues that I may come up against.
This is an example of how I annotated the script and what ideas I wanted to put in.

Paul sees that it has been uploaded by other users.

PAUL (CONT’D)

Fuck!

A tear role down Paul’s cheek.

(When Paul discovers that the video has been uploaded I want to bring in a synth sound, I want this to be a very intense sound. I also want Paul's dialogue to sound like he is underwater; as if he was drowning) 

In this section it is the clear what kind of effect I want to put into the scene, the idea of Paul drowning when discovering the video gives it the idea that he is struggling to catch his breath and overwhelmed by the whole situation. This scene is a massive part in the whole film so it needs to be quite hard hitting and intense as I have mentioned. The use of electronic sounds will be used to create a tone and to also show and experimental side to the sound design.

EXT. PAUL’S HOUSE - THE NEXT MORNING

The sun shines on the house.

(I want to outside world to also appear very silent, I want this to create the idea that everybody is in their houses watching the video)

 

This is the scene that follows the previous scene, the use of silence in this scene will add a massive contrast to the previous scene as their will be a lot of sound design going on. With this scene have very small sound design it will act as a crescendo from the last scene.

The idea that everyone is in their houses watching the video matches up well with the tone of the previous scene, this shows that Paul is in his right to be so shocked at the fact that the video has been uploaded. I want the audience to feel that Pauls world is crumbling before his eyes.

This scene will be a massive contrast to a previous scene where kids are heard playing the street.