Music and Sound Effects

In our opening sequence the music and sound effects we used really help to create the horror effect we wanted in our film.

Music

The main piece of music that is playing in the background of our film is called red room. It was a piece that as already downloaded onto our computer and we thought it was appropriate to use in our film. We edited and played around with this sound until we found a place in the opening sequence where it fitted best. This was just as the scene moves outside and the establishing shot of the street appears on the screen.

Throughout the whole film as an underlying tone, we found a piece called 'best horror soundtracks' and we used this to play in the background of every scene. This music was quite slow-paced and haunting and is used from start to finish in our opening.

Sound Effects

Some of the sound effects we used we added in and others we part of the scene when we filmed. The very first scene in X Marks the Spot is a shot down the crooked ladders to the basement, while we filmed this part there was a squeaking noise that can be heard in the clip, and this was caused by an electricity meter. We were originally going to cut it out as we didn't realise you could hear it in the final shot, but after some thought we decided that it actually worked well in creating a creepy tone to start the film.

Another sound effect which we had was the turning on of the light switch. When the lights come on in the basement, before the camera zooms out on the wall, the light being turned on at the switch can be heard. We also decided to leave this in the film because it was a real sound that you would hear as you turn on a light so it made sense to leave it in and give our opening a realistic feel.

All the other sound effects we added in, such as the whistling. When the stalker is walking up behind the victim we thought it would be a good idea to have him whistle as it makes him seem very relaxed and casual, but also quite creepy. It is a good way of showing how he is mentally unstable because he is so relaxed moments before he is about to kill someone.

The final sound effect we used was the 'banging' noise as the jump cuts happen. These were added to give more tension to the jumps when they happened.