We chose to leave the titles at the beginning silent and intiate the music when the intoxicated character bursts through the double doors, so that her entrance would have more of an impact on the audience.
THE SCORE:
We decided to use a 'groovy electric bass' for the foundation of the soundtrack, with a loop of 'live edgy drums' layered over the top; as it gave a youthful, 80's retro quality, which ties in with the conventional style of our Teen drama genre as the 80's twist is very much a part of current British popular culture (music, fashion etc) and so is very modern and youthfull.
During the point of view shot of the character fumbling with the door, we added a funky 'cop show clav'; and during the hand held track of the character stumbling across the dining hall we attatched the slightly distorted, high tempo sound of the 'mini mono synth'. These additional clips of sound gives the two particular shots a surreal, disjointed atmosphere, and clearly conveys the segregation between the character's impaired state of mind and reality.
POST PRODUCTION:
After importing the finished score onto imovie we manipulated the volume of some shots (especially the clatter of the cans and stomp of Rachel's shoe) to reduce the interruption of the soundtrack - therefore making it seem less 'tinny ' and more professional.
We also faded the music during the dialogue between Rachel and Roisin so that it could be clearly heard, however, unlike in our practise preliminary task, we did not completely mute the sound as this made the different shots sound jumpy and inconsistant. Instead, we let the music bridge over the dialogue and faded it back in when the conversation stopped therefore making the transition more fluent.
Fantastic detail and I really like how you've clearly stated why you've made the selections you've made.
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