2. Sound in a Trailer
• Sound can help tell the story along with the
actual moving images – it can create
atmosphere and realism (sound effects)
• Sound can either be a soundtrack or sound
effects (part of the mise-en-scene; music
playing, birds chirping, leaves rustling)
3. Types of Sound
Non diegetic – the soundtrack will be used to add to the
aesthetic of the trailer; a horror movie trailer may have heavy
metal rock, or string instruments if it’s a thriller.
Diegetic – sound which is in the mise-en-scene; this could
include dialogue or the general sound of where the scene has
been shot (people talking, birds, cars). However, this may be
removed in post production if it isn’t want the director wanted.
Sounds effects are also used, for example in a horror movie,
the sound of somebody getting killed with a knife is made by
melons being cut with knives. Also, animation films heavily
rely on sound effects as they have no original sounds.
4. Voiceover in Trailers
A voice over is used to help portray the story of the film to the audience. The
voice over can either be of a character telling a story* or of someone else who
specifies in voiceovers.
A voiceover does the following:
- gives information about the film, enough to draw the audience in, but not
enough to ruin the film
- Provides extra information like the director/producer/actors
- creates a hype involving the film, e.g ‘On March 5th, ‘The must see film of
2011’
*(Friday 13th Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MiJzZ7FQX0)
