Sound

Sounds are important to thriller films because the use of sound helps to create and build fear an tension within the thriller. Sound is used to warn the audience when something bad is about to happen. Consequently, sound is incredibly important because it helps to manipulate the audiences emotions and feelings, helping the audience to feel more engaged in the film. 

In the beginning of our thriller film, the music will start low and quiet when she is in the room. The low, eerie music will make it obvious to the audience that the character is in danger, but as they do not yet know why, the music will help to create an enigma. The sound will be non diegetic and will make the audience feel tense and apprehensive. This is conventional to thriller films because the tension, suspense and mystery the sound will create is something that the audience will expect to see and hear from thriller films. As we know that this is something the audience look for and enjoy, it will help our thriller to be more successful. 

Along with non diegetic soundtrack, we will also be including the use of just diegetic sound. We will use this when the female victim is running through the forest, as the adueince will be able to hear the sound of crunching leaves and her heavily breathing. We chose to use diegetic sound at this point in the film as the absence of soundtrack makes the sounds that belong in the film world more important and significant. The audience will be able to fully understand the danger she's in as all they can hear is her running away as fast as she can. This is conventional to thrillers because it helps the audience to feel engaged in the film and helps them to create a bond with the character as all they are able to hear is her running, no soundtrack to take away the significance of that. 

We then decided to use soundtrack again around the point in the narrative when she gets caught. The soundtrack will start to play, low at first but quickly building louder and louder and higher and higher pitched which will create a dramatic build up to the climax of the scene. The audience will instantly be aware that danger is about to occur, which will again build the fear, suspense and tension, aspects that are all important and conventional to thriller films. We chose to use this type of soundtrack at this place because it is the most dramatic and tense part of our narrative.