Sound

We decided we wanted a song playing from a radio in our opening, and the themes we wanted it to connote were:

• Romance
• Rebellion
• Horror
• Disturbance
• Sex
• Mainstream
• Familiarity with the audience

 After searching on the internet we managed to come up with a few suggestions for the song:

• Paramore - Playing God
• Mystery Jets - Half in Love With Elizabeth
• The Script - We Cry
• The Fray - You Found Me
• Nickelback - Hero
• The Macabees - Toothpaste Kisses

Eventually we decided to use Toothpaste Kisses in the middle section of our opening, whilst the radio was on, but we used a score from Soundtrack Pro to create a spooky atmosphere in the beginning and ending of the opening.


However, after testing the song out in our opening, we realised it didn't fit the theme and we changed the middle song to a voiceover. We recorded the voiceover on a Mac computer, using Final Cut.

The news report:

"Earlier today it was reported that Keith Roberts, recently convicted of murdering Sarah Walsh in his north London home, has escaped while being transferred from Coldingley prison in Surrey to Castington in Northumberland. He was last sighted boarding a train heading for London on the 16^th of March. If you think you have any information regarding Roberts’ whereabouts call the London crime stoppers hotline on 0800 555….."


We decided to use a news report instead of music because it meant that we were able to subliminally add messages into the opening sequence in a short amount of time. Although the audience doesn't know any way in which the criminal and the girl in our sequence are linked, the enigma caused by his mention suggests that she is in danger.