Film Music
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You Only need to watch the first minute and a half of this !!! Don't watch the entire thing ! Just the first bit .....
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Now Skip to 0:20 to watch the same clip with the music taken out....
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Compare these two examples
What is the Music doing for the video ?
Why is it there ?
How is it improving the audience's experience?
What is the Music doing for the video ?
Why is it there ?
How is it improving the audience's experience?
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Original
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No Sound
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Important Question : What are we hearing in the music that matches / supports what we are Seeing on the screen ?
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When we Take things in visually - We are constantly having REACTIONS
Reaction = an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event.
Reaction = an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event.
The music Projects emotions that are also reflected in the picture
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We get *Aural Cues to match up with the *Visual Cues
We see this ALL THE TIME in Television, Commercials, Movies ETC.
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We get *Aural Cues to match up with the *Visual Cues
We see this ALL THE TIME in Television, Commercials, Movies ETC.
Activity : Do these work as well as the original ? Why or Why Not ?
Instructions :
1. For each of the 8 videos, give an opinion of YES you think the music reflects what is happening in the film, or NO it doesn't work well with what is happening visually . Give at least 3 reasons to prove each answer. These should be MUSICAL characteristics .
2. Rank them From BEST to WORST judging on how well the MUSIC supports the VIDEO
1. For each of the 8 videos, give an opinion of YES you think the music reflects what is happening in the film, or NO it doesn't work well with what is happening visually . Give at least 3 reasons to prove each answer. These should be MUSICAL characteristics .
2. Rank them From BEST to WORST judging on how well the MUSIC supports the VIDEO
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Ricky Rocky
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Mozart Rocky
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Techno Rocky
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Slick Ricky Rocky
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Al Jerreau Rocky
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Oasis Rocky
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The Most important thing is that the MUSIC represents the same EMOTIONS as the Video
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HOW DO WE INTERPRET EMOTION FROM MUSIC ?
--BUT--
HOW DO WE INTERPRET EMOTION FROM MUSIC ?
Soundtrack Activity :
For this activity, You will have to find songs to add to a blank movie scene. You will (1) pick a movie scene (2) Find songs that you Think work and songs that you think don't work , and provide and explanation to prove your answer.
Instructions :
****This should take paragraph form and be at least 500 words !
- Video Selection: Select a video that you think would work well to change the music in.
- Tip*** : The best way for this to work is to find a clip from a movie that doesn't contain much sound other than the music - Look at this example - See how there aren't sound effects and no dialogue ? This works well
- Analyze The Original: Why do you think the original music was used for the clip ? What do you think the film makers heard in the music that makes it match up with the clip ?
- Soundtrack Selection: You will pick a total of 4 songs - 2 That work well as a soundtrack, and 2 that don't work well with your video selection !
- Analyze / Explanation: Give a detailed explanation of WHY or WHY NOT as far as the song working with the movie clip. Imagine you are a producer for the film, and you are trying to sell your ideas to the director.
****This should take paragraph form and be at least 500 words !
EXAMPLE:
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