Documentary Research

Research skills.

My documentary will be the study about the effect of sounds and/or music (the soundtrack) in horror films. It will reveal how this can imply different meanings, set the mood and control the viewers’ feelings throughout a film, making the director and sound designer have complete control over the emotional resonance felt in the audience. The case studies which will help me to analyze and support my theory will be "The Exorcist" (1973), "Psycho" (1960) and "Ringu" (1998), all of which are widely recognized as classic horror films and contain powerful and shocking sounds and music.

Books to read:
Beyond the Soundtrack

Sites to visit:
Film Sound
BFI
ENG

Essays to read:
Ton & Traum: A Critical Analysis Of The Use Of Sound Effects And Music In Contemporary Narrative Films

DVD with director’s commentaries:
The Exorcist
Psycho
Ringu

People to interview:
Dougall Fergusson
Alejandro Cooper
Hilario Flores

Other: (youtube interviews, makings of…):
Inappropiate Soundtracks.