Harry Potter Opening Sequence
For the playground sequence I used a guitar loop as well as the sound effect of birds tweeting to show that the day starts out as any other, it also implies that the film takes place in Summer. As Dudley appears, I slowly faded out the guitars and replaced them by a hip - hop soundtrack playing in the background to show how him and his group is associated with the urban lifestyle. I added more storm/thunder sounds as the setting starts to darken to indicate that there's trouble near and reflect how the mood has suddenly changed. To compliment the fast pace and tension of the chase scene, I added guitar and drum loops which helped signify danger being near.
As the first Dementors start to appear I used more guitar and drum loops to help keep the audience engaged in the film as it transitions into the fight scene. I believe that me and my partner did a good job in timing the transition from one soundtrack to another as Dudley slides across the floor and the Dementor appears, this worked well because there wasn't any space in between the transition where there was no music meaning the audience would be more likely to be engaged at all times.
Overall, I can confidently say that me and my partner did a good job on the soundtrack for the whole sequence. It showed that we were aware of how different instruments and genres of music can change the pace, tension and atmosphere of a scene altogether as well as how small sound effects can have a large impact on the overall feel of the scene. If I could change anything about my sequence next time, I would ensure that I worked closer on getting the timing correct as even the slightest mistakes are very noticeable, I would also ensure that I didn't leave too many places in the sequence where there was no sound at all as this isn't very interesting to watch.
