Sound Update- Colette

As we've now made a rough edit of the opening we've been experimenting with sound on Garage Band. Adding sound to the rough edit will make it easier to edit the final video once it's finish as we'd have a general idea of where sound will need to be added. Also, it helps us get a better understanding of which effects/music sound better and how to get the best results from using them.


A part in the sequence that will need a lot of added sound is the beginning scene where we've used cross cutting between the mother in her car and shots of inside the house.


When the mother is in the car we have chosen to use the song, 'Shine' by Take That. We have modified the song on Final Cut to make it sound more 'tinny' as if it's on the radio,(as Shannen said in the post below). When the camera cuts to inside of the house a sound effect from Garage Band will be used. We tried the using no sound at all when the inside of the house was being shown but the effect was not dramatic enough and made the shot boring. We needed to delete the sound from the shot anyway as it had unwanted noise from the washing machine. The sound effect gave the best result.The sound effect sounds like something is swooping over the place in the shot and adds an eerie effect although it still makes sure that it contrasts with the upbeat music from the previous shot. 


Below are photos showing the sound that will be used during each shot.

 Take That Music

Sound Effect

Take That Music.(music will cut halfway through shot as the character is getting out of the car.)

Sound Effect

No added sound effects

Sound Effect

Other sound effects that we are yet to experiment and use include, mobile phone sounds and footsteps. We will also need to alter the volume of some of the original audio from the filming as it is too loud or too quiet :)