Sound in Find Me

At the start of our trailer, we have used a typewriter sound which accompanies the text, this is sometimes used in real horror trailers to make the text look more official and believable. It also creates a documentary feel. We added a camera interference sound which implies that the trailer is handheld and factual rather than fictional which creates tension for the audience. This effect is seen in horror trailers like REC.

Throughout the first part of our trailer, where the characters are pulling into the forest car-park, there is a low level droning noise which is played behind the characters' dialogue. This is popular in horror trailers because it implies that something sinister is going to happen. When the characters are in the woods, one of them says, 'you wouldn't want to get lost in there would you?' This dialogue sets the trailer up because eventually they do get lost in the woods. In horror trailers, the dialogue used is normally ironic, suggesting to you what is going to happen later on. Then there is general dialogue which is accompanied by hand held camera footage of the woods, this helps create a realistic effect. After this, there are ambient sounds of footsteps and leaves rustling, again creating a realistic feel. This realistic effect is used in trailers such as The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield.

A sting is then used which shocks the audience. Stings are usually accompanied by a scary image, which jumps out in real horror trailers, however we haven't decided to do this as we wanted our audience to be on edge the whole trailer wondering what is going to happen. The droning noise then continues with realistic sounds of the basement, this creates realism, however it adds suspense so the audience aren't sure if this is real or not. 'Find Me' is then spoken by one of the characters in a desperate mode of address and the droning sound is still playing in the background, then the volume is increased enhancing the shock and suspense for the audience. The volume is normally increased in real horror films to create the same effect. At the end of the trailer, one of the characters gets dragged away and screams. This is followed by the beeping sound of the bars and tone which was played at the very beginning of the trailer, this rounds the trailer off and heightens the horror and interest because the audience don't know what has happened to the characters. It could also be seen as a heart rate monitor and implies that the characters have died and the camera is out of charge.