Sound

Sound was one of the most important parts of creating mood in my film opening. From the beginning I knew I wanted a creepy ambient soundtrack that would help build tension without being too obvious. Finding a background noise that wasn’t too obvious but could be heard and built tension without interfering with my actors lines and how the dialogue sounds was hard. In the first instance I wanted to go for classical music as i knew some songs that could’ve fired my mood but they weren’t good enough.In the end i found exactly what i was looking for actually on cap cut. 

I used Cap Cut’s library and choose a mix of:

• Random clicks

• Some re recorded lines

• Ambient horror music 

• A short burning wood sound that added a subtle crackling effect

All of these were selected to match the scenes visually while also fitting the vibe  The clicks were placed before or after the ghosts appear/disappear.The burning sound helped bring texture to a quiet scene where not much was happening visually as i added it when the main character passed out.

I didn’t record any Foley myself but I carefully selected and layered sound effects so they would feel natural and believable. The sound became a huge part of making the audience feel uncomfortable or curious. Without it, the visuals would have felt too empty and wouldn’t have had the same impact.