Main Task - Music and sound

For our film we wanted music that built tension and was reflective of the situation (quite mysterious). We looked on royalty free music sites such as incompetech.com but could not find anything that fit our expectations.

Therefore, we went on YouTube and searched for "tense music". We discovered a great song called "The War For Earth" by an unknown composer. We decided this song would fit our film perfectly so we messaged the creator, asking for permission to use it (screenshot above).

Also, for our film we needed some selective sound effects, specifically, car doors opening and shutting. We recorded this by taking my camera and microphone outside and placing them close to the sounds we wanted to record. We waited until there was silence, e.g. no passing traffic, and then recorded the sounds. These sound effects gave us more freedom whilst editing because it meant we decided what could and couldn't be heard by the audience.

Secondly, these sounds emphasise certain actions, such as the car boot opening to reveal the kidnapped man inside.