research on sound in horror.

sound in horror is used to add tention for the audience. it is known that 70% of the viewers excitment comes from the sound so it is very important when i do my own horror opening. i researched sounds and thought firstly i would like to use in my horror, some kind of scream or cry for help. this is used to scare the audience as it will sound like someone is in trouble or getting hurt. this is good because you will not have to see whats happening just by the sound the audience will be able to tell that someone is in trouble. this would be diagetic sound however i would like to exagerate it when editing to make it louder and maybe add a echo.

i also thought using tention building music when leading up to a scary part or a murder in the film this is because the music would add tention for the veiwer. this music would be non- diagetic and would be added over the top of the filming. however also silence is a good tention builder as if the veiwer cant here nothing then it makes then think and wonder what is going to happen, then all of a sudden maybe a loud bang will be sounded. this would scare the veiwer as they would not be expecting it, i got this idea from paranormal activity.

title sequence sound. i feel the music over the top of the title sequence is important as if it is a happy jazzy song then it will not give the impression of the film being scary however if it is maybe a slow and creepy tune then the audience will automatically know what type of film it will be. i also thought we could maybe use cringy sounds through out the title sequence for example someone rubbinng the nails along a bath tub, or someone cutting through something i think this would be good as they are sounds many people do not like the hear, they would then gather from this that the film will be something that may not be pleasent.

other sounds i could use on my horror film. i also done research on popular horror films and found that popular uses in a horror film are such sounds as, creeks, bangs, wispers, wind, thunder. i would like to use things like this in my horror film, i think the thunder would be good as horrors are usualy filmed at night and often in the rain therefore the thunder will give the veiwer the idea that it is not a nice night and something bad could happen. i also feel that a creek in a door or on the stairs could be good because it shows something is old and it is typical for a horror film to have this. i feel it is vital that if i do a jumpy horror film that their is a loud bang in it because it scares the veiwer if it is loud and unexpected. i would like to use as many sounds to make my film scary as possible as i feel it plays a big part in a succesful horror film.