Sound Editing

allot of attention was payed to the audio within our thriller opening. it was vital that we got it right in order for it to work with and correspond with the footage editing. one of the first things we did was to remove all of the audio from a number of shots at the start of the thriller. this audio was detracting from the atmosphere we were attempting to produce as they were disrupted by the sounds of passing airplanes, PE lessons and conversations that were not part of the film. however allot of the audio in the footage excluded what we already removed worked successfully with the style of the editing, producing irregular sounds that added to the jarring discontinuous effect of the editing. we did however have to alter the volume of this as so that the dialog within the piece could be heard along with the soundtrack without it being to full and overpowering which would detract from the piece.

one of the major pieces of editing that took place, in regards to the sound, was the complete removal of a piece of footage whilst holding back the audio, which was then overlayed over a second piece of footage.( where the police officer is murdered by his partner)this audio track explains the reasons as to why the individual is being murdered linking in the audio to the portrayal of the story.

another piece of sound editing that had to be done was the importation of a soundtrack and the way that it corresponded with the footage. we imported the soundtrack previously chosen by Connor dyer, before setting about its configuration. we had to cut it so that the final gunshot replaced the first beat of the bar as this is the beat that carries the most emphasis. we also chose to very gradually bring in the soundtrack leaving the film ident silent along with the opening shot, this helps to build up the suspense of the piece, something that is also continued by the soundtrack as it begins with only a very thin texture which gradually increases before reaching a climax at the point of the first murder.