With all my camera editing done I was finally able to add in my credits and sound effects into my intro so I can then upload it all on YouTube ready for its evaluation.
At First I was stumped by what types of sound I wanted to use in the climax of my intro when the hand jumps out and attaches onto the scientists face. At first I tried the sound effect with a shrill scream but it didn't really capture the scare factor that well so eventually, I decided to try it with a roaring sound effect instead. I decided to use a sound effect from the 2008 movie Cloverfield when the monster lunges out an attack which sounded like it would really strike surprise and fear into the views which I believed worked really well.
Next I decided to focus on the scary tree section. Here this proved more tricky coz I wanted to have a powerful yet rather faint screaming sound when he first views the tree. After looking up I finally found a good effect of a child screaming which added emphasis on the surprise and mild scare the audience will get in the scene. For the part where he looks at the entwined roots proved to be a more tricky sound to find. Originally I planned to have a wailing sound effect but this proved difficult because there were no decent sound effects for this, so I decided to find a decent horror sound effect that was close enough to it. Eventually I found a wailing/screeching horror wound effect that was perfect for the sound. So by editing it in and by turning off the original sound from the shot I was able to put in a spine tingling effect when this shot was shown onto the camera, adding a suspenseful effect in the scene. Eventually when I checked over on my climatic scene I found that I could add another sound that would make sense in this scene. I decided to add a bird flying away in the background before when Dr Straton is about to get attacked adding further hype into the scene rather than getting surprised about a build up that had no sound effect in the shot.
For Music this was the hardest because I couldn't find multiple horror soundtracks for each section in my scene alone so I decided to use other themes to take inspiration as a result. The best I found was the menu theme for the Horror game "Five Nights at Fedddy's" which had a different number of sounds I can use at different parts of the intro. I used the first part of the intro to build up suspense when the twig snaps and Alex starts walking toward the bush where the creature is hiding before it fades out before he bends down. The second use of this clip was where the music comes back when Harry arrives at the same area and he too starts walking towards the same bush before again fading out before the climatic moment when it jumps out at him. My last use of this sound was when Harry reads the Satanic scripture from the Necronomicon a low wailing sound is heard before fading out before Alex enters the room adding a sense of confusion and darkness around this mystery.
Another key sound effect I wanted to use were 2 different growling sound effects for when the creature is looking at Alex through the hedge. This was done to add mystery and surprise that this thing they are seeing from is not what they thought and are now in great danger. The first sound effect I used was a swift rushed growl effect to show that the creature was quickly wanting to get out of sight and not be detected. The second sound effect was a lower more harsh sound effect as the creature ducks down out of sight hinting that is about to do something in the next scene.
Lastly the sound effect I used for when the credits on was a low rumbling sound effect that added fear and shock that something dark is out there and is poised to attack at any moment adding fear about what will happen now that both are taken. I originally had this as silent but for me it wasn't powerful enough to have it as a Climax and have the titles role up in silence. Later on though one of my colleagues suggested whether I should try and have a faint heart beat sound effect when the 2 characters are in the woods together to add further suspense into the scene. To my surprise this worked very well so I added it into the scene at a very low volume and was found to have a very positive effect on people who reviewed it, during my testing stage.
With my original ideas added when I tested it out, I found that people didn't really find the child screaming sound effect fitting that part of the scene very well and that there were no references in why my characters walked towards the same bush were the creature was hiding without hearing anything unusual within the scene. For my changes I replaced the child scream with the sound from the "Five Nights at Freddy's" theme. One key example was the quiet wailing sound and a deep strumming sound effect, which I added in when the audience views the tree from his POV and when he runs off with the tree in full shot. For the other effects I added in the same growling effect that the audience heard from the creature when in the hedge. I modified the sound levels so it was a lot quitter and made it sound more realistic and as Harry gets closer the sound effect gets slightly louder just as he bends down into the hedge. After adding these 2 shots in I tested these changes and I was given the all good by everyone and my sound editing was completed.
Reference
This reference for all the sound effects that I have used in my extract to prevent me from Copywriting them. The following sources for each of my used sound effects are found below.
Monster growls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inbPm-l1ZNQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws-XpeuevaA
Rumbling title effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFlByo_1C1o
Wailing sound effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OQtJaV54bs -8 seconds in
Monster roar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zknSDrWnxdQ -12 seconds in
Bird Flying away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFXfVO25voo -10 seconds in
Horror music sound effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPAasdYUWEo
(The Heart beat sound effect came from the Imovie app and was not online material). With Thanks to all the people who uploaded the sound effects and letting me use them in my title sequence.
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