Soundscape

From the beginning of our planning process, we were certain that we wanted to include non-diegetic sound. We ideally wanted a specific score for the film as we felt it would be more effective.  Furthermore, we knew a score would be crucial in terms of setting an atmosphere and mood for our film. We have decided to use the score in the opening scene of the film and are debating whether to cut and edit parts of it in the rest of the film. 

The score will additionally contribute to the elimination of any background noise, as we are shooting on a road in part of the film and it is inevitable that there will be mass background noise of traffic and so forth. By being able to mute the natural sound of some of our footage, and then editing on a score, the focus will be on the visuals; as there will be no distraction of irrelevant background noise, therefore our film will look and appear more professional. 

We are using a score that a friend has produced himself, (https://soundcloud.com/prodot) in response to the title, 'Ascendancy'. He has produced this piece specifically for our film, therefore has given permission for us to use it. The themes behind this score is to create a tense and eerie atmosphere, in order to both conform to the thriller genre as well as creating a intense effect on the audience. By using it in the opening scene, it will hopefully foreshadow the dark plot of the film. 

In addition, we will also be using silence as part of the non-digetic soundscape, this enables the atmosphere to be contributed as well as the audience being left with a feeling of unpredictability and cautiousness. Silence is crucial to building tension and adding effect to simplistic shots, and makes these stand out more, in terms of narrative and camerawork.

The piece of music we are using is called 'Ascendancy' : 

(click on the sound symbol)

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