Models to life - The Beginning

"We slowly peel away the layers of this old Hollywood veneer, going into a much darker world." - Jacob Rogers, Director.

Getaway is a black-and-white student short film, containing rich elements of Nior and Silence. Relying heavily on foley, grasping all of the little details, from clothes slightly moving, to the empty-like atmosphere within the void; signifying the importance of the id and superego (Freud's Structure of the Human Psyche).

During the beginning of this production, I was able to get a full and detailed induction for the Sound Theatre which is where most of the magic will happen and also my time.

Experimenting with different props I was able to find the best suiting sounds needed, for example, walking on different textures of the ground; the sound theater has a variety of different terrain which is extremely handy in correlating to where the location of the film is set. I had Bradley Jarman walking across vasts amount of these terrains at different walking speeds.

Adjusting the tempo and reverb really gave those footsteps a super realistic effect and increased the feeling of 'tension' as if you instinctively know something bad is going to happen any time soon.

Continuing my experiment with different sounds, I decided for the void effect to have Jacob Rogers make a low-pitch humming with his voice then reverbing, slowing, and looping, creating an 'empty' like atmosphere effect. I intend to work on this more as the sound has potential, perhaps manipulating the sound in becoming more eerie and desolate.

I believe having inspirations are important; a continuous strong motivational source. My two inspirations are; being heavily underwater and the video game "Phasmophobia".

Videos of inspiration:

Credit: Puddles The Molten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-q-1-xMadc&ab_channel=PuddlesTheMolten

Credit: Ambient Runner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMvgM1ylN-I&ab_channel=AmbientRunner

Ideally, I'd like to create an ambient like this for the void; empty, desolate, and isolated.

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