Sound in film

What role does sound play in film making?
 

For our thriller film we have to consider all of these aspects of sounds:

-          Dialogue: how to record? Problems with mixing? Voiceover?

-          Incidental music/sound effects

-          Layering and levels

-          Timing

-          What impact/effect do you want it to have in your film? How much do you want it to be noticed?

-          Use for tensions, jump scares, use of silence?

Our task was to research the use of sound in film to give us a greater understanding of the effect sound has on a film. Here is what I found:

Before the invention of the "talking picture," all movies were completely silent, music was brought over to films not only because of tradition, but to add a depth to the two-dimensional image that appeared on the screen. Max Steiner wrote the first completely original score for King Kong in 1933. Despite this, John Williams is believed to have written the best movie scores ever, some of his best work appears in 'Jaws', 'Star Wars', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', 'Harry Potter', 'Home Alone', 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Schindler's List', 'ET, and 'Superman'. Based on this I decided to have a play around with the sound in the opening scene of 'Star Wars' (1977), focusing particularly on the use of sound. Below is what I came up with and below that is the original version; each new soundtrack I added created a different effect and mood. Enjoy!