23th March 2012 - Media lesson.

In today's lesson, as a group, we collectively researched what specific type of music we will be using for our final production. We looked at various films that we have studied before, such as "The Shining" and The Silence of the Lambs, to help with this research, but we also studied other media AS students blogs to find out what they used, and the effect of the music used. All three of us decided on using both diegetic and non-diegetic sound, for different effects.

The use of non-diegetic sound in the opening scene of "The Shining", creates a sudden involvement with the viewer and the film. The viewer feels engaged and already they understand that this film follows the thriller genre with eerie and unusual music, creating a unique atmosphere.

Then in "The Silence of the Lambs" with one of the last scenes whereby Clarice kills Buffalo Bill, with the use of diegetic sound. This is then exaggerated with the current events on screen, but overall it truly creates a tense and suspense filled moment for the viewer.

This video shows another media students coursework that we have been taking notes off and have really loved the use of music. The eerie non-diegetic sound links with that of "The Shining" and due to copyright issues, the music featured actually fits in incredibly well. We will use this to structure further our advancement in this field, and using a piano to create music, looks like the best possibility.