Use of sound in Untraceable

We chose to use a soundtrack by Mark Cally called “If I have the baby” for the opening of Untraceable. It is an orchestral track with a fairly slow tempo. This was a suitable choice for our film because it helped to create a mysterious atmosphere around the murder scene, while also fitting the detective’s scene with a feeling of calmness. In terms of sound effects in the film, the first post-production edited sound in the film is the gunshot in the bathroom scene. For several reasons, such as access and the law we were unable to use a genuine firearm for the murder scene. However, we were able to recreate one with use of an imitation gun and editing the diegetic sound of gunshots in Pinnacle, meaning it would have been very difficult to get the desired effect without editing software.