Harry Potter Evaluation Chloe George
For the credit sequence we chose drums that made it feel
dark and eerie. It drew attention to the title 'Harry Potter'. The beating drums are slow and loud which give it that eerie effect. But as you go further into the credits we added some music
which made it sound adventurous. This sounds good because you are flying through clouds and does seem like you are on an adventure. On the credits you are flying through clouds
but it is dark and the clouds are black. This is why we used quite dark sounds
and effects for the opening. When the bright light appeared and we go into the
view of looking over the fields and motorway we used sounds that made it feel
like the audience was there. We used bird noises and an aeroplane noise over
the top which sounded like it was going over. To make it better we should of made the adventurous music fade out in the titles which means it would of blended well.
How effective? 7/10
For the playground sequence we chose music that was happy
and cheerful. It suited the mood of the little boy and his mother on the
roundabout and Harry watching them together. It also had a sad side to it which
suited the moment when harry looks at them and smiles. We used sound effects
that made the mood eerie and built the momentum of Harry going up to the boy
with his wand. We used a piercing and siering noise which faded in after the music and got
louder and louder. When the clouds go dark above them we used thunder and rain
storm sounds. This suited what was happening as the clouds closed over and when they were running in the rain.
How effective? 8/10
When Harry and the other character enter the tunnel we chose
music that would set the mood. The music we used was parallel. The mood we
created was very dark and created a nervous effect like something bad was about
to happen. You could hear the wind sound effects but it was also silent and had
a piercing sound again. When the Dementors are first seen we had noises which worked with the frightening moment when harry
is grabbed up against the wall. When the dementors were sucking in the boys souls we had a wind like effect which howled and made it sound like it was happening. We had an effect for the rain and the cars
passing over which worked well when you see the cars which made it diegetic sound. We also had effects for the footsteps of the
old lady which also worked with what was happening and was digetic sound.
How effective? 7/10
I am pleased with our final sequence overall as all our
sounds suited the moods and created effects on the audience. They also made what was happening have digetic sounds and they went with what was happening in the movie. I feel that we
could have made some different sound effects to suit some of the things that
happened like when the boy slips over we could have added an effect to that
part. I feel the music throughout suited the sequence and so did some of the
sound effects. The sound effects of the wind worked really well when harry and
the other character were in the tunnel as it created an eerie mood.
How effective? 7/10
