Sound recording plan

We have decided to use a microphone to record all of the sound for our film opening. We have decided to do this because by using a microphone it allows our film opening to have the clearest sound possible. This is important because it means that our audience will be able to hear the characters speak more clearly and will therefore have a clearer understanding of what is going on.

• Our opening begins with Henry sat in a waiting room for his test results. As he is waiting there will be non-digetic tense music in the background. This will be done to show how anxious he is and to create suspense.

• The non-digetic tense music continues however is made quieter as another non-digetic sound of a pastor reading a sermon is now introduced.  This sound then becomes digetic as we are then shown a shot of Henry in a church as he hears the sermon being read.

• This non-digetic sound then changes to happier, more joyful music as we are now shown shots of Henry and his boyfriend who are happy.

• This happier music then comes to an abrupt stop and the same tense non-digetic music is played quietly in the background until the scene ends.

• There is then a digetic voice of a doctor saying “Henry Fitzgerald to room 1 please”. Henry then gets up and walks to the door where the same voice says “It’s just in here”.  Henry then walks into the room and the doctor then says  “Hello, I’m Doctor Henderson and I’ll be giving you your results today”. Henry then sits down, is handed a letter with his results and the doctor says “Do you have any questions?”.

• When Henry opens the letter there is a loud ripping sound as he opens it. By exaggerating the sound it emphasise how nervous he is.