Sound Editing

Sound plays an important part in any trailer and it may be used to control the viewers emotions at the time of watching it. For example fast music with an upbeat tempo may lead the viewers anticipation to rise and also suggest a build up of suspense. Whereas a loud smash may frighten them. As I am creating a horror trailer, it is important that I use sound wisely to keep the viewer on the edge of the seat and entertained.

I researched many different possible horror soundtracks we could use. It was quite difficult to find some as most of the material available on the internet were horror sounds such as a scream and not sound tracks which could be constant played throughout the whole horror trailer.

Finally a found a range of soundtracks which we could've used as a group. I saved the sounds on a USB and played them to the other 2 members of my group. We discussed why we would or would not use each soundtrack. Below is my own personal analysis:

	Horror Movie Soundtrack - Rosemary's Baby Theme 128good .mp3
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I feel this soundtrack is quite good for our horror trailer as it sets a scary, atmosphere for the viewer . Also as the tempo is not too fast at first, it would suit our horror trailer which starts off with slow motion shots. However I don't think we should use this as a couple of seconds into the track it introduces a church like sound and as church settings are quite common locations for horror films to be set I don't think it would make the trailer as unique. Also, our trailer has no religious connotations therefore it would not link together.

	Parapraxis - Horror .mp3
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I felt this soundtrack was not a good option as it goes straight into its peak point and therefore fails to create suspense for the viewer. This is not beneficial as the whole point of the soundtrack in the trailer is to be able to scare and control the viewers emotions, making them jump when they least expect.

	Parapraxis - Horror .mp3
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Although this soundtrack does have quite a scary and sinister build-up, I feel the fast tempo ruins the 'scary' perception of it. Also, I don't feel it represents the seriousness of our horror trailer very well.

	Douglas Edward - Horror Music from The Locker .mp3
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I found this sound very interesting and felt we could introduce it in the build-up to the peak scene of our trailer in order to frighten the audience. If this is agreed and decided on with the rest of my group, I feel we should stop it at 0:30 seconds in which there is a loud banging sound which is likely to frighten or shock viewers.

	Kevin MacLeod - Classic Horror 1 .mp3
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Out of all the soundtracks I found I felt this was the best and most suitable. This is because the pace of it starts slow before gradually heightening. I feel that if this is combined with the previous sound I found it could create a good horror soundtrack. Also, it brings forward a serious approach towards the horror film which suits our actual trailer as it is a psychological horror.

Whilst editing our film trailer, it was also important to pay attention to the sound levels as this can also have a major effect on the trailer.