For the audio, I recorded the speaker voice separately instead of filming it live. This helped me to control the tone and clarity. I made sure the voice sounded calm and neutral, not dramatic. The more calm it sounds, the more unsettling it feels.
This is my process of fixing the voice and getting it to sound just right for this project.
I made the voice with a voice generator because I want the person behind the speaker to sound like a human but you can tell it's a robotic voice. I want mostly everything in this world to feel artificial and unnatural to make it even more uncomfortable. It could be interpreted as the world being controlled by things other than humans or it simply being a human behind the voice but has some way to distort their voice and make it sound like a robot's.
While editing it, I will adjust the timing of the voice lines so they match the character’s movements. For example, when she pauses, the voice will respond slightly after, which makes it feel like she is being monitored in real time.
The audio process was important because sound carries most of the psychological tension in my opening. Without strong audio, the scene wouldn't feel the same and wouldn't have the same message. This is a way for me to not bring in more actors while making the world feel more isolated, lonely, and fake, which is my goal with this film opening.
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