Research into sound for chosen genre.

Sound is a very key thing in horror movies, if you were to turn down the audio on a scary scene the effect on the audience would decrease dramatically. Sound creates atmosphere and feelings, and can be either diagetic or non-diagetic. 

Non-Diagetic: Non-diagetic music is music which is not part of the narrative, not attributable to a source in the film, and is unheard by characters in the film. This type of music is usually used to add affective colour to the film, and play on the emotions of the audience. 

Diagetic:  Diagetic music is music which occurs within the narrative of the film. It is attributable to some source seen in the film, such as a radio, a record player, a musical instrument, a juke box or an orchestra in a concert hall. The characters of the film can hear this music.

Music in a horror film is all about adding tension and to often make the action seem more gruesome than it really is.

Most people will probably agree that orchestral music is the most characteristic type of horror film music (and perhaps film music in general). It has been used since the birth of the genre and even today is the most popular type of music used in horror films, thrillers, and adventure films. As it is easy to convey emotions and set up a certain mood. Music can help the film maker to impress the audience and make them think a certain way.

There is an audio sequence in horror films that most people recognize. A long eerie musical build-up of strings or horns as the victim approaches a closed door (for example), followed by a violent orchestral hit as the victim opens the door to encounter whatever is hidden behind it. The effect of the music rising helps to increase the audience's heart beat and excitement, it also gives them the feeling that something has to happen and will happen.

This research has helped me to understand the kind of instruments used in horror movies. In the scary parts of my opening sequence I think it would be a good idea to use eerie,music which speeds up when something is about to happen.