Use of Ambient Sounds in our Thriller Opening

By doing further research into ambient sounds, I realised that majority of thriller openings use ambient sounds to create that realistic atmosphere which, in turn, leads to a more eerie mood. The audience are also able to empathise with the character or characters in the scene as they will most probably be familiar with everyday sounds such as the closing of a car door, traffic, a crying child, a ringing phone etc.

The ambient sounds which will be apparent in our thriller opening will be that of a car door closing, footsteps, cars passing, heavy breathing and the naturalistic sounds you would expect to hear while passing through a forest.