Diegetic Sound Research
Following my research on the use of sound in film, I've decided to test out Diegetic sounds/Foley work for our own film opening. Typical Diegetic sounds found in horror films are dependent on the sub-genre the movie is portraying, for example, when a scream is heard from the shower scene in Psycho, an effective sound bridge is used to make the audience feel that the victim's terror is legitimate. Together with Non-diegetic music, Sound plays an important part in creating a diegesis.
Here are some examples of good and bad diegetic sounds:
The difference between Old and New Horror films:
With today's technology, the different effects created within horror movies are more apparent. Reneisha Brooke says in her article titled " Modern horror films vs Older horror films" “Horror movies of today like Paranormal Activity are more technology and special effect driven, while older films like Poltergeist was focused more on the characters being scary.” Paranormal Activity is a movie that prides themselves on special effects and different background noises to make the film appear scary. It is also a newer movies compared to one like A Nightmare on Elm Street. A Nightmare on Elm Street uses old fashioned straight sound to describe their movies while watching newer movies like Paranormal Activity where they will constantly shake the camera or use newer technology that wasn’t created back in the 80s. Some people may say that the better technology helps make the movie more better then the classic horror films. Others say that newer horror films rely too much on "jump-scares" and not as much on sound, which is what most older horror films used to create some of the most iconic diegetic and non-diegetic soundtracks.
For our film opening, we wanted to create a scary slasher horror film without relying on "jump-scares" so that it's more memorable, which is why we practiced creating our own Foley- style diegetic sounds before and during filming. This was important, as some diegetic sounds became lost, and the need to re-record them in a studio booth became apparent, as well as keeping synchronous with the action and non-diegetic music.
For our film opening, we wanted to create a scary slasher horror film without relying on "jump-scares" so that it's more memorable, which is why we practiced creating our own Foley- style diegetic sounds before and during filming. This was important, as some diegetic sounds became lost, and the need to re-record them in a studio booth became apparent, as well as keeping synchronous with the action and non-diegetic music.
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