Sound is a very important element of film making and can often improve the overall effect of the film. For example adding a soundtrack can really intensify a scene and would make the audience aware that something is about to happen. Also it can really set the mood of the clips and can help the viewers identify the specific theme or genre. E.g. it is very conventional for a horror film to include a scary soundtrack, that increases the pace and purposely builds tension for effect.
A film can also be improved by adding sound effects, which would make the film seem more (or in some cases less) realistic. For example in a scene of violence or some sort of conflict, the fighting sounds are often exaggerated to make the scene more exciting and very dramatic.
For this short film, my group and I teamed up and recorded sounds on a hand held recorder, that we can use in our own films. Once we had recorded the sounds that each of us needed, I inserted them onto the Premiere Pro software, so that I could start editing in the effects and the soundtrack.
Foley is a type of sound that is produced after the film has been recorded, to recreate everyday sounds that match with the specific clips. This includes sounds like; footsteps, door squeaking, wind blowing, nails tapping and even dogs barking if it is recorded after, to make the clips more realistic and to increase the sound quality.
Improvements that I would make to the sound, would be to make sure that I actually cut the audio recording in the correct places on each of the clips. This is because on some of the clips, there are random sounds that do not match with the visual.
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