Having come across a slight issue with my short film regarding the presence of birds tweeting in the background of my film, I decided to make a post to inform my decision for choosing to continue including such ambience. Of course, hearing the bird's in the background of the tape recording in some ways, contradicts the plot where the world is overturned with the threat of extinction. Essentially, there is only so much of the narrative which can be put across in the time that the film plays for. Which is why my reasoning for including birds tweeting isn't obvious.
The plot doesn't entail the death of civilisation but instead, the corruption of the human mind. Think of it as a mass inoculation which has gone wrong and turned people psychotic, lost to their own fragile minds. Everyone is still alive. But only a few remain sane, unaffected by Archenda, the drug to have started the 'apocalypse'. For one, the birds create an eerie tone to the film because whilst the world is in a disarray, wildlife still flourishes. To many people this is a creepy juxtaposition. Secondly, they create a sense of calm for the viewer, who is unaware of what will later happen in the film. This reflects Michael's initial calmness also and makes it even more shocking when he is later captured.
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