Planning Sound- Miss Miller

Sound is essential in a thriller production as it allows the three elements of a thriller to be shown; surprise, shock and suspense. These elements allow the film to manipulate the audience to have particular emotions which will set a certain atmosphere.

Non-diegetic sound will be used in our sequence when the female victim tries to get away from the antagonist, by running through the alley ways and the forest. This creates suspense as it sets a creepy atmosphere. It is conventional to a thriller as it contributes towards emphesising the three key elements; surprise, shock and suspense.

Dialogue will be included in our sequence, which is an example of diegetic sound. The dialogue will be spoken between the couple as they are arguing in the car park at the beggining of the sequence and also included as the victim is hiding in the forest, anticipating her fate with what the antagonsit will do if he finds her. This creates tension and allows the audience to experience the feelings and emotions of the characters. An example of the dialougue that will be used is screaming from the victm as she is running away from the stalker. This draws attention to the victim, which highlights how frightened she is. It also shocks the audience, making this conventional to a thriller.

Parallel sound will be shown in our sequence as the footsteps of the victim running through the alley ways and the forest will be emhesised so they are heard. The speed of the footsteps demonstartes the panic experienced by the victim allowing the audience to see that the victim is genuinly scared. This makes the audeince anxious and also builds a relationship with the victim as they will want her to get away from the antagonsit. This is conventional to a thriller as it creates suspense and an eerie atmosphere.

Silence will be included in our sequence as the victim stands alone in the dark, isoclated car park. This will be done to create tension and to demonstrate to the audience how alone the victim is; with no one around to help her in the dangerous situation. This emphesises enigma and makes the audience focus on the emotions of the victim; her facial expressions and body language, building a relationship with the victim as they have sympathy for her. This is conventional to a thriller as it emphesises the three elements of surprise, shock and suspense.