Use of Sound Effects

We used the above sound effect to include in our trailer to create fear and suspense. The sound effect was used in the background while the title of the film was shown. We chose to use this sound effect for that specific scene because when we researched real media texts, we saw that the possessed character would often be whispering. Therefore, taking inspiration from this, we chose to include the whispering effect while showing the title of the movie, to give the impression of the monstrous feminine from our narrative, whispering. We also used another sound effect of laughing, in the background of quite a few scenes, as this was another aspect we noticed in real media texts. Also, to make the scene more fearful, we chose to increase the volume of the scream to gain a reaction from the audience. In order to make the audience fear the antagonist, we chose to include this effect as we found at that that was another feature which scared our target audience. Furthermore, we also added the effect of a scream just before the title 'she's listening to you' appears on screen. We purposefully chose to do this as we wanted to emphasise that the monstrous feminine is aware of the fear and pain the characters go through, however, these actions will help her achieve her motive.