Group - Soundtrack

Diegetic sound

• We opened with a black screen and the sound of church bells, which Mia created herself. There are two layers, one simulating the gong hitting the bell and the other layer simulating the bell swaying after being hit and hitting the gong several times after with a lower volume
• This was accompanied by a wind effect that helps establish atmosphere before any shots are even visible to the audience and serves as a sound-bridge that leads into the opening shot
• A harsher wind sound is used in the shot outside of the camera pulling over the protagonist's shoulder and the sound of the bells stops. This gives the note and picture in her hand added significance through stopping sound for it and the harsher wind effect subtly hints at there being a darker element than merely the protagonist mourning her mother
• In the transition from the titles to the protagonist walking into the church we used a creaking door sound as a sound-bridge so that the cut is not too jarring, which is accompanied by the amplified sound of the protagonist's footsteps. The sound of Cat's shoes are the only sound we captured ourselves in this case, the door is one Mia found and edited to make the sound lower and more ominous
• There is a symbolic element to the silence used when Cat crosses her chest, which highlights the religious element to our production and gives it added weight
• There is minor ambience used in numerous shots of the church, which gives the church a certain presence and force in the production, which raises tension
• The sound of the candle falling is amplified and contrasts well with the eerie quietness of the church
• We added a cracking sound in post production when the protagonist's head is smashed into the altar in front for shock and brutality
• The sound of Cat's screams are amplified as she is dragged down the aisle at the end of the sequence to highlight her fear

Non-diegetic sound

• Fairly low volume music will be played underneath the sound of the church bells and the wind during the very start of the production which reaches it's peak when the bells and the wind end and the title is revealed
• We used music to anchor the scene where the protagonist's hair gets raised, it relies on grating and sustained notes that should raise the tension to levels that would make the audience uncomfortable