The Diegetic Sound

Our trailer contains a climactic moment involving a car crash. However, due to our low budget, lack of software and other limiting factors, it would be very difficult for us to realistically fake a car crash for our production, without destroying cars and potentially endangering people.

For this reason, we have looked into, and decided to use, Diegetic sound. This type of sound is that which the character themselves can hear in the situation they are currently in.

Our Dilemma:
> We need to suggest a car crash, and make it climactic/realistic in order to provoke an emotional (rather than cynical) response from our audience.

Our Solution:
> We have decided to show no visual (a black screen) at the point which we wish this moment to occur, and use purely Diegetic sound effects to create the soundscape of the accident.


We will use a selection of the following sound effects, which are most often heard/associated alongside a car crash or vehicle/road accident:

• Smashing Glass
• Screeching Tyres
• Car Horns
• Distressed Sounds of People
• Crying
• Grinding Metal
• Crackling Fire
• Smoke Hissing
• Car Engine

These we will obtain from www.freesound.org, as the sounds provided from this website are copyright free and available for our use without breaking copyright laws.