Beck and Woods said that Krasinski taking over the film as director "wasn't about reshaping it in any

massive way" and that he "really protected our vision of the script".[8] Krasinski said that their script
differed from his "in a bunch of little ways, but the heart was all theirs. They really had this thing that I
wanted to be a part of."[12] He focused on the idea of family being the core of the story, "so every
scare has to be because you love this family, every detail has to become a detail that says
something about this family not just to be cool, not just to be scary." [14] His contributions to the
screenplay included the use of sign language, sand paths, the lights, and the walk to the forest and
the pharmacy.[14][12] Krasinski was initially anxious about having very little dialogue to work with, as he
was concerned with how to "keep people interested". He then realized that minimal dialogue became
the film's "superpower".[15] The use of sign language came about when, prior to filming, Simmonds
showed Krasinski the American Sign Language translation for a scene's dialogue, and he found her
gestures to be "so much more cinematic than saying the words would've been". [15] Blunt contributed
to the pre-production stage of the film.[4][14] Most of the directing Krasinski did with her role was off-
screen from the moment she accepted the project. The two worked through the script and discussed
the shots for the film before it went into production, and by the time they got on set they had "done
all the collaborating ... all the hard work."[14] Blunt "offered up the greatest ideas" for the film, he
stated, crediting her for "raising the game" for him as a filmmaker.[14][4][15]
In March 2017, Krasinski was announced as director and co-writer of the film, co-starring with Blunt.
The film is his third directorial credit and his first for a major studio. [16] The film was produced on a
budget of $17 million.[17]
Filming[edit]

The Springtown Truss Bridge on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, used as
a location in the film
The film was shot in 36 days.[15] Production took place from May to November 2017
in Dutchess and Ulster counties in upstate New York. Filmmakers spent their budget locally,
including a purchase of 20 tons of corn, which they hired local farmers to grow. Some filming took
place on a soundstage in the town of Pawling in Dutchess County, as well as on-location in the
county's city of Beacon.[18] Filming also took place on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail in New Paltz of
Ulster County, using the Springtown Truss Bridge.[19] Outside Dutchess and Ulster counties, filming
took place on Main Street in Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York.[20]
Sound and music[edit]
During filming, the crew avoided making noise so diegetic synchronized sounds (e.g., the sound of
rolling dice on a game board) could be recorded; the sounds were amplified in post-production. [21] A
musical score was added, which Krasinski justified in wanting audiences to have a cinematic
experience and some familiarity with a traditional film component, instead of feeling like they're part
of a "silence experiment." Some music was cut from the film, which Krasinski found more impactful
than having the score dominate scenes.[21]
Supervising sound editors Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn worked on A Quiet Place. For scenes
from the perspective of the deaf daughter, sound was removed to put greater focus on the visual.
They also advised on organizing shots to reflect the creatures' perspective, like showing them
noticing a sound, then showing what was causing the sound. Composer Marco Beltrami provided the
sound editors music to work with in a way that would not interfere with the sound design throughout
the film.[22]
In the film, creatures are blind and communicate through clicking sounds. Aadahl and Van der Ryn
said they were inspired by animal echolocation, such as that employed by bats. The sound of
feedback, normally avoided by sound editors, was woven into the story at a loudness level that
would not bother audiences too much.[23]
For moments in the movie that depict Regan's point of view, Simmonds worked with sound
designers to convey what the cochlear implants in the movie would have sounded like, and what she
was able to hear without the implants