Let me in

Let me in - horror film

Each programme/film had its own audio effects, and I have detailed notes on them for periods of time in the programme/film that I watched. They are listed here below in this case for the film 'Let me in'.

To start with there is a low bass which makes the scene dark. Adding to the horror genre and gaining the audience's attention. Also having an effect on a specific audience. A heartbeat soundtrack is then used to suggest life and show that someone is in danger. This is definitely a a wild track as they could not have filmed this in the scene at the time. As it is at too low a register normally, it is over exaggerated for the film. This is use of empathetic sound as it links the mood of the scene with the sound element. There is then use of a foghorn creating a sinister feel, also demonstrates the space and quiet. There is also a lot of wind which does create a sense of danger and there are sirens, these fade into the scene above the other noises. We can see this tenseness on screen and the sound clarifies this action but building up on what we see. There are a lot of speeding cars which can be heard. We do not see all of them so this is Acousmatic sound. The use of speed shows urgency and there is also rain gushing down which can be heard against the cars and the wheels. There is also the use of external logic and there is added value to the image by expressing the use of cars to really build on the high speed. This is followed by heavy breathing and the use of material which may suggest an injury has occurred. The patient can be heard struggling as he is being tied down this is done to explain an emotion. There is also use of Anempathetic sound elements. This is make coherence between sound and shot again as we seeing and hearing clearly what is happening throughout the patience's struggle. There is then radio dialogue which is designed to explain the action before you see it. There is a metallic sound that attracts attention this is very gritty and may be done using a wild track. A respiratory machine can then be heard in usage on the patient. This is designed to explain the scene. A lack of responses suggests a serious condition. There is a lot of anxiety in people's voices; which suggests fear. Most commonly there is a lot of synthesis used. The machine noises are being exaggerated to make an industrial sound which is to attract attention again but this comes from silence to tell you it is the only thing that should be heard. Towards the end there is a violin to exaggerate the horror aspects, but there is also composed music to have an effect on the audience. The sound needs to help identify the medium and genre, and due to this being a horror film it all has to be very edgy. For example the heartbeat soundtrack, wind, foghorn and many others; are all things you can normally only hear when it is quiet. They have then all been over dramatised so that they can be heard loud and clear. This is specifically designed to identify the genre and add the real chill factor that a horror film provides.