Sound Research

Sound Research Mind Map

What I have learnt:
I have learnt that sound is crucial in portraying the coming of age genre from my research. The most engaging element of sound I have researched is a soundtrack. This is because it can clearly represent the mood of the film itself. To gain the full effect of a soundtrack I will aim to use a recent song or genre in my opening sequence as people may be encouraged to watch the rest of the film as they recognize the song. Both Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Juno featured popular songs from around the time when the film was released. Dialogue is another crucial element to reveal parts of the narrative. Therefore, I will use small amounts of speech to make sure that I create some enigma codes and don't give away too much of the film.

Checklist For My Opening Sequence:

• Don't reveal too much of the narrative.
• Use a catchy soundtrack to engage my audience.
• Correct institution information used.
• Make the main character the focus of the narrative.
• Film the video in landscape and not portrait as it will make it difficult to edit.
• Make the actors speak clearly and slowly to make it easy to edit and understandable.
• Stick to the 180 degree rule unless I am braking it to add effect and demonstrate confusion.
• Use close ups.
• Think about costume to represent a social group.
• Make a clear plan/storyboard.
• Make transitions seamless.
• Use Film 4 as my institution company as they are usually low budget films and bring up encouraging actors. 
• Try to include some animation in my sequence.
• Produce a script for my actors.
• Use pans to demonstrate motion.
• Create some enigma codes that will make my audience watch on.
• Produce a catchy soundtrack.
• Include typography in my opening sequence.
• Capitalise and embolden peoples names.
• Think about the order of my credits.
• Introduce some of the main characters of the film.
• Use some short shots and jump shots to add pace to the sequence.
• Add emphasis on important sounds in the shot.
• Focus on my camera work.
• Include some dialogue to reveal some of the narrative.
• Put emphasis on key diegetic sounds.