Sound

How I Plan to Incorporate Sound

I've been researching on YouTube for sounds that fit well with intense scenes. However, I want to use sound sparingly. I only would like to use background sounds in specific moments, such as when a character stops talking for a moment. Dialogue between the criminal and the interrogator will be the what the viewers will hear the most. Although I don't want to use sound that much, I still want to use some suspenseful sound elements.

Possible sound clips

Some possible sound clips I have found are: 

I want to use this leading up to a chaotic event. This could be a great way to build suspense. For example, when things are getting heated, the interrogator may do something to the criminal.

This soundtrack is from a game I used to play when I was younger called Plague Inc. The game is about creating a disease and infecting the disease to the whole world. I am really intrigued by this soundtrack. It is low in pitch and frequency. Since I don't plan to have background music playing at high volume in my scene, I think this soundtrack could be perfect. It gives off the feeling of "something bad is going to happen."  Having this play behind the two characters speaking could build tension even greater than it already is between the two characters.

Like I said before, I don't want there to be background music every time the characters stop talking. In some shots, I plan to enhance the silence. Sitting in silence is another way to build tension. The lack of sound makes the whole scene feel uneasy to viewers. This is especially important for doing any horror/suspense movie as these genres are the most reliant on sound.

Other sounds 

For any sound of movement, I want that to stand out. I will do this through editing. How do I plan to edit? I plan to edit using Adobe Acrobat Pro. My school board offers the pro version of adobe editor for free. I want to use this platform because I am already familiar with it as my class worked with it for a project earlier in the year. I find it easy to add soundtracks and add sound effects wherever I want to.