I began by opening the application "Garage Band", i then copied my filming from "imovie" and loaded it up on Garage Band as well. I done this in order to successfully plan my timings without having to sit with pen and paper and time things myself, this strategy was time saving and also a way of learning something new as i hadn't used this process before. As i could view my filming while creating the sound track for the filming, i could easily recognize
faults and out of time effects.
This a screen shot taken from garage band before I started creating my sound track and had imported my filming clip.
I wanted to start this section of work by producing my score as to me it was the most important part of my sound editing as it portrays how the filming sequence is viewed by the audience. I had in mind that I wanted either piano or strings as this is the typical score for a thriller film, therefor I chose to follow the same conventions. I began by experimenting with different piano and string sounds, I then wrote down on paper which ones I liked that created a negative tension. I found that most the strings got boring after a while of listening to them and made the film more Gothic and old, therefore I chose to use the piano as my score. However, i did have in mind to use the strings to build up the tension in my flashback sequence's as it gave a theme of danger and a negative approach to what was happening. Next, i concentrated on the sound for my flash back sequence's which i decided to keep plain and simple with the piano quietened in the background with the strings coming in strong and loud. I personally like this sequence as it strongly portrays the idea of danger which therefore builds the main character as well as creating enigma. I got this idea from the Jaws theme tune as when every time there is danger e.g the shark coming, there is a strong use of strings.
After, I began to add my sound effects in such as the footsteps walking through the forest. At first i only had this sound at the beginning sequence of the feet walking. But after editing the rest of the sound I found that it didn't work and had to be continuous in order for it to work and run smoothly throughout the rest of the film, or else not have the footsteps in it at all. Personally, I thought I would need the footsteps in order to make the first sequence to work as it created the suspense about the character, therefore i decided to keep them throughout the film. It was difficult to find the right sound of footsteps that I wanted on garage band as there were many such a footsteps on gravel, running etc. but i finally found one which sounded like walking on forest ground and was synchronise with my filming which was successful. I then added the sound effect of a forest like atmosphere where my main character is walking through forest as it strongly portrays the enviroment in which she is in while also creating emphasis on the idea of being alone.
I then began to work on my score changing for the ending of my film sequence where it would be more slow and soft, in order to portray my main character as innocent and contrast against the harsh strings used in the flash back sequences. For this, I had found a soft and slow piano which portrayed the strong idea of innocence as well as building enigma. I also wanted a dramatic sounding for my ending, for this i thought of carrying on the soft piano untill the end when I use the extra close up, long hold shot of my main characters eyes where at the end when she blinks to have a sharp sting which leads to a blacks screen, then the title of the film "Lady In Red". I decided to use this as i thought it would create a big tension for the audience and make them want to watch the rest of the film in order to find out what really happened. The sound effect from the sharp sting i got the idea from thriller and horror films when something negative and dramatic happens, which was once again me following the conventions of a thriller film.
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