Sound Foley!

Foley sound effects are everyday sounds added in post production to enhance the quality of audio for films and other pieces of multi media. There are a wide variety of sounds that can be added to great effect. These include smashing glass, hooves of horses on the floor or even car engines revving. The best foley sound effects are extremely well integrated into a film so that the audience do not even notice that it has been integrated in to the piece after the fact. It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable.


Sound workers who use sound Foley to create an effective looking film have to be very precise . The props and sets of a film do not react the same way acoustically as what is being shown in real life will actually make. Without Foley sounds, the film would be very dull, an would not nearly be the hit that it has the potential to be. Foley sounds help to make a clean audio, and remove unwanted sounds, for example plains flying overhead, as they can disrupt the flow of the film.

Problems With My Original Opening Sequence Filming

After uploading my original piece of filming for my opening sequence, I encountered several problems that would cause me to rethink about the structure of my film, and help me decide to re-film the piece.

From the start, I saw that the location was very bland and dull. I was pleased with the church, as it helped to show the reason why the boy was not enjoying himself. However, after he left the church, the scenery was very one dimensional, and the route he took was very dull. The reason for this was that he simply skated along a straight path, that for the most part was empty.


Another problem that I faced, and was perhaps the most important change I will have to make was the fact that the boy I used to skate in my video was a very poor skater, and seemed to wobble every time he pushed the skateboard. In the next cut of the film, I am going to film someone who has a lot more skating experience who has skated in tournaments before.


For the most part, the camera was static, and there as not a large enough variety of shots that I used. This was the case as a result of under planning the whole shoot. I did not think in advance of how I could best represent the vibrancy of the sport, and show the athletic ability of the skaters. I believe that now that I have planned further in advance, and in more depth, I can get a wider variety of shots that will create an effective and professional look to the film.

In the post production front, I was pleased that my soundtrack (Run Boy Run by Woodkid) suited the mood and genre that I was trying to achieve in the film that I will create. One area that I can improve on the editing front is lining up the climax of the film with a suitable note in the soundtrack.


Although the camera appeared to have a blurry appearance on the shots for the practice shoot, I have since fixed the camera in the settings, and the shots are now HD quality.

Opening Sequence Idea

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SE7EN Opening Sequence Analysis

SE7EN

The opening sequence of SE7EN acts as a prologue for the film. In this sequence, the film introduces the killer "John Doe", who is played by Kevin Spacey. In the sequence, the film is shown to be a disturbing film with quite a dark atmosphere.

The film is directed by David Fincher, who is a world renowned actor. Traditionally, Fincher has directed films that are quite dark and twisted, but always seem to be brilliantly made. Se7en is no different in that sense, as it has done incredibly well.

The main characters in the film are Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, who are all incredibly well known actors, which shows that this film had a large budget, and was appealing to the masses of these actors followers.

In this clip, we can see that there is a quite disturbed man, who is clearly preparing to commit a crime of some sort. We can see this through him crossing peoples faces off which is a common thing for villains to do if they have intentions of murder. We can also tell he is about to commit a crime, as he is slicing off his finger prints using a scalpel knife, which shows he does not want to leave any evidence that would link him to the crime he will commit.

In this clip, we can only see "John Doe's" hands, so we do not get a real idea of what he looks like, or whether or not he is socially active with anyone. From what we can see though, he is quite a disturbed individual. He is first of all slicing off his finger prints, and then goes and sows up a book, so he is clearly mentally not there, or has a strong belief in whatever it is he is fighting for.

The location plays a big part in building suspense in this scene. The reason for this is that it is set in a dark room that is lit by one light above. This gives the film a spooky mood from the offset, as we can see that this villain character is a secluded character, who will lurk and prey on the weak.

The sound track in this clip is important to this opening sequnece. The reason for this is that if there was not a great

In this clip, there are quick editing cuts which help build up the atmosphere of the clip. The reason why these quick cuts help to build up a tense atmosphere, which will truly capture the audience is that it helps to build a picture of the killers mental pattern, and shows his mental instability.

This clip reveals the genre of this film almost instantaneously, as the music and shots help to build up a feeling of tension. This film obviously falls under the genre of thriller, and potentially horror.

If I had the chance to go back and ask Alfred Hitchcock a question about this opening sequence, I would ask him why he used such a selective bunch of shots, of just the mentally unstable, and did not try and use all of the array of acting talent that they had on show. I would also ask them what it was that made them decide to go with the soundtrack in the background.

The titles are integrated incredibly well into the opening sequence of se7en. They flow smoothly and fit in well with the shots being shown. The titles also help to emphasise to the viewer what genre of film it is. It does this through its jagged edged letters, which represent a blade and show almost the instability of the characters within the film.

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