There are many iconic sounds used throughout the duration of a typical crime-thriller. I will be discussing iconic sound effects and how we can use them.
Firstly, the gunshot sound effect is an extremely popular sound effect utilised in many different thrillers. This particular sound effect is most commonly found in our chosen sub genre, crime-thrillers. This sound effect is usually accompanied by someone firing the gun which is shown on-screen. This is a very common effect and can be found in films such as The Godfather, Inception and The Taking of Pelham 123. We may want to incorporate this sound effect into our sequence as it could raise the tension of our Opening Sequence drastically.
Another sound effect commonly used is the heavy breathing sound effect. This is perfect for a crime thriller as it represent someone is in danger or that someone is vulnerable. Heavy breathing is usually used as openers in thriller films as it increases the intensity in the scene because the viewers would have no idea of why the protagonist or the victim is running therefore this makes the atmosphere more intense. Heavy breathing is used in thrillers such as Hard Candy and Hush.
Lastly, ambient sound effects such as rain littering on a window or a tap dripping are extremely common within crime thrillers. These sounds are usually played on their own to create an intense atmosphere. For example, you may hear a tap dripping while someone is hiding from their attacker. This is utilised well in Hush, in which victim is being chased by her attacker and the close he gets to her, the loud the tap dripping becomes. This keeps the audience engaged and on the edge of their seat. We could incorporate this into our opening sequence to make our OS more exciting.
Researching these sounds, I have found many which we can effectively use in our opening sequence. We could the effects mentioned above or we could even record our film to make them seem more natural for when we implement them into our Opening Sequence. I chose the sound effects above as they are relevant for our chosen sub genre and are easy to find as they're so common. If we want to receive top grades, we will have to utilise lots of different sound effects to keep the audience engaged.
