Storytelling Sound & Music
Show: All, Sound Design, Music, Sonic Ident, PodcastPersonal, Field Recording
Storytelling Sound & Music
Show: All, Sound Design, Music,
Sonic IdentPodcastPersonal,

The Real Halloween

Role:
Sound Design, Music, Audio Post, Mix 
 
 
 
Production: The Production Booth
Creative Direction:  Anna Lisa StoneReeve Rixon
Production Coordinator: Emma Boulton

1st AD: James Cleave
DOP: David Liddellcine
Gaffer: Donald Campbell
Production Designer: Blyth Read

Art Director: Steven Edward Robertson
Editor: Martin Macdonald
VFX: Owen Rixon
Colorist: Matt Williams

Telling the real story of Halloween from its Scottish origins. The Halloween film was created for 12 and 13 year matured Glenrothes whiskies, with slightly different edits. A third film was created with access only via an NFC (Near field communication) chip on the 13-year bottle. Owners of this bottle can be taken to a URL link on their phones to view the exclusive content.  


Halloween Haunts: Sound Design for the Glenrothes Trilogy
  • Creative Freedom: The sound design approach for all three Halloween-themed films was open-ended, allowing for maximum creativity.
  • A Dark Symphony: Dark and brooding music and sound design set the mood, perfectly complementing the narrative of the real Halloween story.
  • Guiding the Listener: The soundscape guides viewers through each film, providing emotional cues and building tension to match the haunting visuals.
  • Space for Scares: While the soundscape supports the narrative, it also leaves room for the sound design to deliver unexpected shocks and scares.
  • Building Tension: To maintain engagement during slower sections, the team implemented a subtle yet effective strategy. An increasing heartbeat-style thud builds tension, subtly pulsing in sync with appearances of the Glenrothes bottle.
  • The Spirit of Glenrothes: The pulsing Glenrothes bottle sound itself is a unique creation. Crafted from a sonogram recording of a heartbeat, it subtly implies that owners of the bottle can embody the powerful spirit of the Glenrothes whisky.
  • A Collaborative Effort: Working with a talented voice-over artist and a passionate team ensured the audio developed and evolved seamlessly throughout the film editing process.



Sound Design, Music & Audio Post by the coast, North Yorkshire ︎ ︎  ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎