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Chose my dissertation question. How integral is the role of sound in horror films? Began primary research and started watching lots of horror films from a range of different time periods to have a basic understanding of how sound has evolved in cinema.

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One of the first films I watched because of its well known score and how John Williams builds tension in his music

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Another score that inspired my project

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After researching sound in horror films I discovered infrasound. Here is where I made the decision to change my question and focus it on one specific idea. Narrowing my question allowed me to keep my dissertation detailed and concise.

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Sound Designer Frank Warner and his work on Raging Bull inspired me to be more experimental with my sound design

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At this point in time I began to research around my given subject to provide context to my dissertation. I looked into how sound works both in a musical sense and at a scientific level. I also looked into the evolution of cinema sound systems and the discovery of the ghost frequency. This was a pivotal point for this project as I had found a subject with enough depth that I also found interesting. This made research much easier.

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The Ghost Frequency

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18.98 hz The Ghost Frequency for 12 Hours

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I came up with idea of carrying out my own investigation where I would create my own score to see the effects of infrasound on an audience in a controlled environment

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In November I started writing the main body of my dissertation that would go on to form chapter 1 and chapter 2. I deliberately left my introduction until last as I was unsure what my view on the question would be by the end of my investigation. I surrounded myself with papers and articles where I could gather statistics and data on the affects of infrasound.

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Irriversible is one of the films I chose to talk about in my dissertation for its use of low frequency bass that caused controversy at its premier

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I also planned the practical element of my dissertation and after reviewing many horror films I chose a scene From Hereditary that I would later go on to score

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In December I focused primarily on the artefact. I began to score the scene from hereditary and experimented in different ways to create infrasound

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My Logic project

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In this month I organised a focus group to be able to playback my piece and get the feedback which would shape how I would conclude my dissertation. I created a questionnaire and analysed the results within chapter 3.

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Lastly I wrote my introduction as I knew exactly where I was going and what stance I would take on the question.