Audio

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This week we've been going into details within our project like character development and mise-en-scene, so now I'm doing audio.

The first song we want to incorporate in our opening is the establishing shot. This will be a mix of long and medium shots of two "mean" girl best friends walking to pick up Sammy to go have fun on a day at the beach. For this scene, we want to back it up with a 2016 vibe kind of sound that expresses a fun, sunny day where the audience could feel that summer nostalgia. Here are our options so far

We are the people

Walking on a dream

Then, we also want our film to have a mix of diegetic and nondiegetic sounds, mostly leaning towards diegetic. Since we're basing it off on a summer beach day, we're using hyped-up songs when non-talking scenes come on. For example, when all of the grils are walking on their way to the beach, which is when we will show the credits, we thought about using songs that transmit a sense of escapism and liberation, which contributes to the setting and how the friend group is feeling in that precise moment. Just imagine the credits showing while these songs play.

That's not all; Sammy's character will also be shown through the background music. While she's getting her things ready to leave and go hang out with her so-called friends, we want to play a song that goes with her character. Something in the indie genre like 

Where is my mind

Crystal Ball

As you can tell, most of our soundtrack is based on a positive atmosphere, with that nostalgic feeling so it connects to the setting and the story plot. However, this is balanced by adding some Indie songs that match Sammy, so the difference between her and the rest of the friendgroup is noticeable even throughout music.