Use of Audio

The Sequence of our film consists of a variation of diegetic and non- diegetic sound, dialogue and music. 

The opening scene is a of queue establishing shots in which we have decided to keep the diegetic sound in to help the audience familiarise themselves with the scene in is an uncommon way to begin a film but it works well. Diegetic sound is used in the remainder of the film as we do not want to take away natural sound and replace it with unmatched sounds as it provides the reality.

Dialogue, the screenplay is made up of on screen dialogue. However I created my own voice over file which has been inserted into scenes to indicate to the audience a sense of self thoughts and also characters that are not on screen. The idea of using narration is a great way to speak over background soundscape to decrease noise or unsettling sound; it also indicates a sense of journey accompanied by POV walking shots.

Use of music in this film is related to the theme and culture represented by the characters, the choice of sound includes african drumming and an remastered afro-beats instrumental. The sound manipulates the atmosphere on screen and can really improve the film as a piece. Therefore timing of the music is also key when editing the shots, music can be used as the foundation for moving image. When the sound and footage works well the piece flows well thats why we inserted the music to indicate the opening of the film and to also add an uplifting mood.