Sound
I believe that sound was our weakness in this draft as we didnt pay as much attention to it as we did on other aspects such as filming and editing.
We used the natural sound that was ambient in the background of the shots we filmed so that they were diegetic to the actors and therefore more realistic. This seemed like a good idea in the filming stages however at editing it proved to be an issue as not all dialogue was clear and there was often interference of the wind or other people.
Me and Laura-Jo spent time on the same editing program trying to edit the sound so that it was clearer in the sequence. We did this by going onto the sound options and altering the levels of volume at different points of the sequence. Although it still wasn't great, it made an improvement on the previous sound.
We decided that we needed eerie music to accompany the scene and Laura-Jo found a creepy version of 'Teddy Bears Picnic' nursery rhyme which fitted in with our sequence as it was age appropiate for the younger actress and it mentions going to the woods alone which is what the character has done in our opening sequence. She also found an eerie song which we used at the beginning to create an atmosphere as the child is going on an adventure on her own.
We added these to the sequence at the correct moments and added a fade in and out so that they seemed mysterious and more professional. The nursery rhyme fades in at the same time that the colour changes which looked good after editing. The music also worked well at this point as the girls eyes turn possessed on the last word 'alone' which is creepy and suits the genre of thriller well.
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