Our Use of Sound

     Sound will definitely be playing an important role in our movie. Like almost every other film, sound will be doing half the work when it comes to telling the story and allowing for viewer comprehension of what is happening on screen. Right from the start, we plan to use diegetic sound with the sound of the alarm going off in the morning, which will awake Betty. This should be followed by minimal sound as Betty wakes up and gets out of bed. However, as the shot changes to go around her room, music and Betty's voiceover should immediately start to play. We are unsure what this song will be since we have to look into the copyright of our options. We don't want to end up with a song we can't use! The voiceover will be the more important part of this scene, since it involves Betty revealing some of what she has been through and what the story is about. Not only does it help characterize Betty, but it also lets viewers begin to suspect that someone broke her heart. Both of these non-diegetic sounds will play as Betty gets ready for the day, until the doorbell rings and the room scene ends

    We will then transition to the front door scene between Betty and James. We don't think any music should be playing during this intimate scene between the exes. However, audiences will be hearing the intense dialogue as these two converse. They will also hear a loud slam as Betty shuts the door in James' face. All of the sounds during this scene will be diegetic.

    Finally, comes the scene between August and James. As James walks down the street, it will be partially silent, seldom the sounds of the neighborhood and him walking. However, August will pull up blasting music from her car radio. Unlike the music in Betty's room scene, this music will be diegetic. The two will begin to talk and eventually argue. Obviously, the car door will be heard opening and closing as James gets in the car. The last thing I'd like to mention is that as the camera tilts up from August and James to the sky(title shot) the music playing from August's radio will slowly get louder, as their arguing fades out. However,  August will not be turning up the music herself, so the music is only getting louder for audiences, making the music now non-diegetic. This will result in the shot of the sky, which reveals the title, featuring upbeat background music. 

    Last but not least, I think I should mention how we will be editing all of our shots and sounds. We will be using multiple editing softwares to bring our vision to life. These include Sony Vegas, Final Cut, and Adobe After Effects. We might not use all of these or we might use more, but these are our options for now. It really depends on what we find works best for our film opening while editing!