Planning - Sound Effects

Using several different websites such as 'Freesound.ord' and Freeplaymusic.com' we have found many royalty free sound effects that we thought could be incorporated into our trailer, adding multiple layers of sound, therefore making the trailer more professional and interesting. Above is a sound effect of a police cars sirens - a noise which immediately connotes danger and risk. This means that audiences will be impacted emotionally. The noise of sirens is also conventionally found in crime films, as the police are the ones who deal with crimes and offences, such as that of our film.


When researching previous trailers I found that quiet, intimidating music was often used in thriller/horror trailers in order to leave the audience in suspense, however whether this would be suitable for our crime-thriller trailer is something in which we would have to experiment with. I believe the sound above could be of possible usage, as it builds in pace towards the end of the track, which is typical of thriller trailers.



I think that other sound effects such as children laughing and playing could be a unique element of our trailer, which would be used the emphasise the Mothers delusional and desperate thinking. Over time, children have become a main subject in horror films, as they have a larger emotional impact on audiences, therefore I feel like our plot, along with these theme of sound effects could help us achieve this same effect in our thriller trailer.


We are planning to film an high angle, close-up shot of an alcohol bottle smashing, but I am worried about our camera not being able to pick up the noise of the smash. Therefore we could use this sound effect of a glass bottle smashing to dramatise this action, and shock audiences.