Monday, 19 September 2011

Sound Ideas

I want to use a variation of different sounds in my trailer; dialogue, voiceover, soundtrack and sound effects, such as ambient noises (birds tweeting, light wind etc).


These music videos below feature soundtracks that would fit the genre of my trailer and have featured in professional texts. They are also very similar to sounds I encountered in trailers in my research:


Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition


Temper Trap - Love Lost


Doves - There Goes The Fear


The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris



Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall


Coldplay - The Scientist


Coldplay - Fix You


Moby - Porcelain


The Script - Break Even


The Smiths - Asleep


Noah And The Whale - The First Days Of Spring


Noah And The Whale - Blue Skies




Bombay Bicycle Club - Ivy & Gold

 

These above songs all have different moods attached to them, which is exactly what I need to feature in my trailer as dramas showcase a whole spiral of emotions. My music choices need to match the moods on screen. 
I particularly like Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap and Doves - There Goes The Fear for when Tom and Tulip are having fun in the countryside, and The First Days Of Spring by Noah & The Whale for the opening of the trailer, and Coldplay - Fix You and Breakeven - The Script for the low points in the trailer. Like I stated in my storyboard I am going to have a mixture of different tracks in the trailer, each to suit the current mood on screen, this will hopefully encourage the viewer to feel a certain way each time.

To semi/replicate these songs I could use software such as Garage Band. I was also thinking of contacting local and independent bands (one of which I know personally) of the same calibre, such as Collectors Club, Dog Is Dead and Let's Buy Happiness and asking them if I could use some of their music in my trailer. 
Collectors Club - http://www.myspace.com/collectorsclub


Lets Buy Happiness - http://www.myspace.com/letsbuyhappinessuk - I really like their song Six Wolves, and Fast Fast. I think either of these tracks could fit into the trailer nicely.

I can get some of my sound effects from free websites, such as Mediacollege.com, partnersinrhyme.com, and stonewashed.net.
From Media College I can get diegetic ambient sounds of the Wind - there are 5 different wind sound effects to choose from. There is also a sounds clip of a stream, birds etc, which is quite effective. I will also need a sound effect of a tap running for when Tom is washing up in his Grans house, this site offers 5 different sounds for this, so it's very useful.
From Partners In Rhyme I can get some door sounds, for example the sound of a door opening and closing or a door latch which is useful for when Tom arrives at his Aunties house. This website also has some wind sound effects.
From Stonewashed I can get a range of sound effects to feature in my trailer from door openings, car sounds and a doorbell for when Tom arrives at his Aunties house.
The sounds I can gain from these different websites are very useful to me as they fit the genre and are very similar to sounds I found in my researched trailers.

I also want a voice over to feature in my trailer. In most trailers of my genre they either use the main character to introduce themselves, like in Submarine or have another individual using male to speak. In my trailer I am going to use my Dad, Mark, who isn't featuring in the trailer as a character so this will be ideal. He also has quite a deep but soft calm voice so would be perfect for the role. I am going to carry out some test recordings of the voice over dialogue soon so I can discover any potential problems or weaknesses before it is too late.

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