Sound inspiration

Sound is a very important part of a film, especially for a trailer, it sets the tone of the film and genre is easily recognised from the sound used in film. Because our trailer is a psychological thriller we wanted that to be easily identifiable from our sound. For this we looked at trailers of films for a similar genre to gain inspiration and take element from all of them to create the most effective sounding film trailer. Sound is also important for us as we do not use any diegetic sounds and therefore had to mimic those which would be recorded by the camera.

The Machinist 2004
What I found effective about this film trailer was

• The slow steady build of the non-diegetic sound
• The mixture of voice-over and diegetic speech, which portrays the confusion of the protagonists mind

Side Effects 2013
What I found effective about this trailer was

• The unnerving tone to the non-diegetic sound making audience aware that something wasn't right
• The sudden change in pace to build tension and matching that with lots of short shots
• The long drawn out sound at the end of the trailer which makes the audience feel almost uncomfortable.

What we need to do is create the drama and tension like in the film trailers above without making it sound over dramatic and therefore sounding too much like an action film other than a psychological thriller. Though inspiration can be taken from both of these trailers.