Research into Sound - Miss Miller

Research into Sound

Sound is a very important convention and aspect to think about in a thriller film, it is incredibly effective and building tension and keeping the audience in suspense. The sound of a thriller is usually parallel to the narrative of the film which is done to manipulate the audience on how to feel while watching the film, whether it be happy, sad, scared or in suspense, in ways that a character in the film cannot.

Throughout the clip, lots of instances of diegetic and non-diegetic sound are used. For example the sound of the movie reel player adds a sense of uncertainty because of the loud and off-putting noises it makes. Then once it is switched off, silence was used very effectively to make the audience feel more involved and prepare for a shock.

An eerie and loud soundtrack is also used when the face appears in the trees which shocks the audience and lets them relate to the character as once he looks back again, the figure is no longer there, which leaves the audience to wonder whether it was actually there in the first place.