(The Mill, 2014)
The aim of my sound piece was to create an uncomfortable experience full of suspense and anxiety, that left the viewers wondering what they had heard. From this, I wanted to explore how I could convert this theme into a visual language, using images that again, left questions with the audience.
My initial aim was to contrast the two elements of my film trailer – a literal sound to a lateral image, or vice versa; playing on how something familiar could simultaneously become unfamiliar, bringing the supernatural straight into the everyday.
I have always been fascinated by the way silhouettes can reveal everything and nothing at the same time, and wanted to explore this concept within my film trailer. During my research, I discovered the ‘Marco Polo’ title sequence by The Mill. During the title sequence, ink is used to mimic traditional Chinese painting, creating silhouettes of landscapes, animals and people, whilst gently flowing across the scene in sync with the sound played. As the sound changes, so does the image, continuing to spread and flow simultaneously to the rhythm of the music.
The use of these elements have greatly informed my experiments. I am intrigued by the way sound and image have been combined through movement and rhythm to allow for a brief insight into the contents of the series, creating questions and yet giving the answers at the same time.
Similarly to this title sequence, I would like to continue with the theme of limited information, allowing only a small amount of knowledge to be gained from my trailer. I will also design the images that I will use within my trailer to symbolize the key events of my story, for example, when the boy dies; therefore, creating questions from the answers.
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The Mill (2014) Marco Polo Title Sequence. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6onwcVx8BDg [Accessed 21 December 2017].