Jonathan Shaw
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Film Music

Compare these two examples
What is the Music doing for the video ?
Why is it there ?
How is it improving the audience's experience?

Original 
No Sound 
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.

Take a look at these pictures and observe what kind of reaction you have

Picture
Picture
Reactions....


In just a split second, we can look at these pictures and say to ourselves "They look sad" or "That's Sad" or "I wonder why they are crying"

Picture
Picture
Again -  If I said "what is your reaction to this ?"  , Your response would probably be " they look angry/mad !"

Easy to see right ? 

^^^THIS RIGHT HERE IS US INTERPRETING SOMETHING EMOTION FROM THE PICTURE^^^^
(AKA a Reaction)

It's not the same thing as Feeling Emotion ourselves - but Recognizing an emotion someone else might be feeling

We (as humans) are really good at doing this when visual cues are involved !

We learn and are conditioned from a very young age to be able to do this, it's not necessarily something we are ever 'taught' , we just learn it naturally to recognize the emotions on peoples faces , we don't have a thought process "oh he's yelling and pointing and his face is screwed up , he must be angry"  - We just see the face and know ANGER

<<<NEXT LEVEL>>>

We don't even stop there though - we don't just think "he angry" and not think anymore - we might think
"Why did that make him/her angry? what happened to them right before this photo ?
Or
" I wonder who they are so mad at ? Who is he yelling at ?"
Or
" Yikes I know that face !! That's the face my wife makes at me when she is super pissed ! "


Not only do we react by interpreting the emotion , we have a deeper reaction when we try to figure it out, or relate to it.

The whole deal with what we have been talking about, is that we can do this from music , too

I'LL PROVE IT

What if we choose some music to accompany those same photos

Here's two examples. 

Question :  Which one is more appropriate to accompany the photos?

Song 1
Song 2
Which is more appropriate to accompany the photos  ? 
Picture
Picture
The music Projects emotions that are also reflected in the picture

OR

We get *Aural Cues to match up with the *Visual Cues

We see this ALL THE TIME in Television,  Commercials,  Movies ETC. 

Same Exercise Here .... Which song matches the pictures best ?

Song 1
Song 2
Picture
Picture
? See how easy this is with the visual cues ?

Our brain automatically reacts to these songs, and labels it with an emotion or a meaning , without us really even thinking about it

- JUST LIKE WITH THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS -
We don't have to think or analyze too hard  - it is subconscious and instantaneous !

****ONE BIG GOAL WE HAVE IN HERE IS TO UNLOCK THAT SUBCONSCIOUS JUDGEMENT, AND MAKE IT A LITTLE LESS INSTANTANEOUS*****

-We really want to analyze and try to figure out what we are looking for to make these interpretations

- In the case of the facial expression pictures, you could describe 4 things in these pictures that lets you know how to interpret the emotion from it

WHAT ABOUT FOR MUSIC ? CAN YOU ANALYZE YOUR OWN THOUGHT PROCESS ON HOW YOU REACT TO MUSIC ?

Do these work as well as the original ? Why or Why Not ? 

Ricky Rocky 
Mozart Rocky 
Techno Rocky 
Slick Ricky Rocky 
Al Jerreau Rocky 
Oasis Rocky 
The Most important thing is that the MUSIC represents the same EMOTIONS as the Video 

--BUT-- 

HOW DO WE INTERPRET EMOTION FROM MUSIC ? 

Soundtrack Activity : 

For this activity, You will have to find songs to add to the blank (sound wise...)  movie scenes below.   You will find a song that you think (1) Works well with the scene and supports the scene with like feelings/messages/emotions , and you will also find a song that (2) you think does not go with the scene at all . 

*** I am going to actually add these to the videos and we will watch tomorrow in Class !! *****

Instructions :
  • Video Selection:  Select a video you will use Video Requirements : Must be 1 to 3 minutes long *** The less sound in the video the better - remember we are adding a new soundtrack so any sound that is there now will be cut out ! *****
    • If you have trouble with this part - ask me !**
  • Soundtrack Selection:  You will pick a total of 2 songs - 1 That works well as a soundtrack, and 1 that does not works NOT well with your video selection !
  • Explanation: For each , give a brief description of why you think the Song you selected expresses a similar thing to the video you selected
***** YOU MUST EMAIL ME THIS BY 12 NOON TODAY SO I CAN ADD THE SOUNDTRACKS TO THE VIDEOS !!! ******

EXAMPLE PROJECT

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