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For a media assignment I need to form a 6 minute audio clip, with no words being spoken in it- which represents a topic. I have chosen schizophrenia, and while there's many sound effects I could use, six minutes is a long time and I would like to make it realistic, does anyone have any suggestions for sound effects i could use?

(Yes, I know schizophrenia is based on voices, but I thought I would give myself a challenge, and raise some awareness at the same time)

Well, you could start by classifying the character of each voice as if it were a person (or some alternate form of sentient being!) and put that person in a place matching their character, be it a realistic or metaphorical place; then you could go for sounds that convey the feeling of that place.

schizophrenia is not voices allone, all kinds of sensory perceptions can acure. Sounds, feelings, odor, seeing things etc. etc.
you could use sniffing sounds, sounds of insects, slamming doors, footsteps, scratching, itching, breathing, radio and tv at the neighbours, animals, blankets, keys, water dripping, static noise etc. etc.

good luck!

I would go about this thinking about feelings and emotions that i could translate to music/sound
Some examples:
Fear: fast heartbeat and breathing
Anger: mad screams, sounds of bashing things
Being chased, watched: footsteps getting faster and closer
Sadness: crying
Humiliation: haunting laughing (use stereo field to give sensation if several people laughing at you)
Etc...

Choose the feelings that you think apply, maybe some more i missed from my list, and go from there to build your piece.