As the film doesn’t feature too many locations creating the atmos was something we wanted to do carefully.

We wanted to try and create a larger scene using sound.

Firstly we decided against using the Atmos we had recorded on set. This was due to the zoom preamps being too loud and the recordings just sounding like static with no characteristic.

We used Freesound to get a series of different ambience recordings and merging them together to create each section of Atmos.

By layering the sounds, we were able to add more texture to a scene. This is most apparent in the bathroom scene where we added a clock. This was done to enhance some of the silence to help create an awkward atmosphere. We also used this in the flashback dinner scene. Birds were added to create a more cheerful setting and to help build on the fact that this was a different scene. Finally, we added rain to the end of the film to help create a mood.

Overall I was triumphal with how the Atmos track came out. I personally would have preferred if the shots had more characteristics to them that we could have used to enhance the Atmos. For example, in the dinner scene, a fire would have given a nice undertone to the room. This would have improved the quality of the soundscape a lot in my opinion.