Audio

 Hello all! In film sound is used to compliment visuals within the media, it gives dimension to a scene or event and assists with the viewers perception of the piece. For our film opening, the audio aspect of it all will *hopefully* not be too complicated. We definitely want to include non-diegetic music, but besides that the audio/dialogue will be collected as we film. Any use of foley is still yet to be determined, one spot within the opening I feel we could include the use of foley is when Amelia opens the bed room door and slams it shut. 

The dialogue in the hallway/school scene may be a little difficult as we are not sure if how to make it look like it's actually a loud, crowded hallway while still being able to hear the dialogue between Jordyn and Amelia since it this scene would likely have to be filmed throughout the school day. Initially, we thought of having our actresses record voice overs of the dialogue to layer on top of the "school sounds" so it is more easily heard or have the actresses wear mics. Then, we figured... why not stage it? This plan is definitely still in the works but the idea is too gather a few of our friends to be background characters (we will likely have to bribe them with food haha), this way it looks likes an actual school but we can control both the volume and where everyone is placed. However, one challenge that comes with this is that it will have to happen afterschool when the hallways are empty and this may pose a problem with peoples schedules.

Within this film opening, we feel the use of music won't exactly be to move the story along in any way but to set a tone for the rest of the film. As previously mentioned in a blog a few weeks ago, my group and I found a song made by a relatively small artist that we feel would fit the vibe of the overall movie. 

The song is "It Won't Always Be Like This" by Inhaler (a small alternative rock band.) We really hope to be able to use the song as it fits the vibe we are going for perfectly and aligns with Jordyn's motivations at the beginning of the film which is of course having hope for the future and living in the moment as her school years are coming to an end. 

In order to be able to use this song in our film opening we, of course, have to ask for permission first. We did this by going on their website to see what would be the best way to get a hold of the band directly or a manager. One of my group members, Elke, was able to find an email address to contact their manager through. In this email, she introduced herself and our project and asked for permission to use the song within our opening. Although she still hasn't heard back we are still hopeful and may contact them through Instagram DM's to see if we get a response there. Below is the email she sent.