Welcome to week 2!
This week in The Capitol we created and tested some Pharos designs to showcase our skills and practice what we’ve learnt. My test went really well, mainly focusing on syncing to sound and trialling the different colours and effects. I noticed that the Proarch sparkle isnt as bright as the simulated version.
Watching other people’s tests also helped inform some of my decisions in terms of colours and effects, like avoiding greens and yellows and other shades of purple due to some lighting chip errors (even though this will be taken into account).
The stereo sound in the capitol was incredibly quiet today and that will be a consideration in the mixing and mastering stage. again hopefully this will be a 7.1 surround, as my Terrifying idea will rely heavily on panning and surround.
In the black box, we did speed dating with the rest of the cohort and discussed ideas and what plans and possible collaborations we can do. Sam, Jon and I have discussed our idea for the big band, and I spoke to my band about recording them and they seem really interested in the plan. Now we have to set in motion the composition so we can start recording!
There a few members of my class that i have spoken to and grabbed information off as they want a sound designer, so I may have a few projects on my plate but that will be dependent on if/what they want.
Colour Choice for Terrifying
As terror differs from horror (terror being the anticipation and suspense before the shock and surprise of what is to come), a lot of horror colour theory mainly utilises reds, greens, yellows, blues and black and white to create the tension.
Reds symbolise: death, danger, negative emotions (aggression, wrath, etc.)
Greens (particular lighter shades) symbolise: danger (think The Shining bathroom), vulnerability
Yellows: Decay, anxiety, caution
Blues: tension, nighttime, anxiety, cold fear (this will be especially useful for my Pharos design)
Black and white: tension, eeriness and discordance (black on its own mainly representing misfortune, evil, lurking in shadows and anxiety)
I think subtle fades and strobes in conjunction with my sound will be useful to create a tense atmosphere, and using moments of darkness to take away a sense from the audience, until bringing colour back in to help create those subtle feelings of anxiety and danger.
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