The first film I worked on sound for was one I, in fact, acted in. I do like to think it informed the process. I was able to see the director, Gavin Doyle's, ideas first-hand.
The director was creating a film with no dialouge. This gave me a lot of creative liberty to tell the story via sound. Given that the film conveyed a deep sense of dread, demostrating a slow creep towards the abyss, I created sounds that reflect this feeling.
I utilized feedback loops, a broken amp simulation guitar pedal, and a file corrupted by Audacity in order to compose a world of claustrophobic, buzzing anxiety.
For my 4th year of university, I took on multiple re-scoring projects. One of the most rewarding was this chase sequence from a 1976 film.
In order to induce a feeling of tense motion, I utilized a frenetic 7/4 time signature composition. This constant offbeat pace functions to keep the viewer off base.