Sound

For the sound in our trailer, we are using mainly non-dijetic sound. We will be putting one music track over the trailer - this is because other romance trailers such as Dear John and Blue Valentine use a single track rather than multiple tracks. The track will be melancholic and rather simple, with guitar and voice and maybe piano. We will write our own lyrics, roughly according to the narrative of our film.

We will also have some dialogue in the trailer, for example when Isaac and Grace are at the bus stop at the beginning they are having a conversation. We will use a micro-track to record this on set, and upload it onto Final Cut Pro to put over our filming. It is important we get the sound right, because this part slightly let us down on our coursework last year.

We will alter the feel of the music according to the mood we are trying to create in different parts of the trailer. For example, here, Grace is putting her head in her hands because she is upset and frustrating, so we will try and make the music sound very sad and dramatic to get across what she is feeling to our audience.

Similarly, in this shot Grace and Isaac are having a tension filled argument, so we will have the music building up. We may also make it louder, and amplify the sound of Isaac shouting to show the large scale of the argument.

In shots like this, we will make the music sound lighter and more happy, and have happy lyrics rather than sad depressing ones. This is to show the audience the different stages in Isaac and Grace's relationship, taking them through the basic narrative of the film without giving away too much. Also, we want to evoke emotion in the viewers which our music will hopefully do.

B.M