To explore how an underscore can communicate a mood or setting, through instrumental sonorities and techniques
To explore how an underscore can communicate a mood or setting, through instrumental sonorities and techniques
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- In this lesson, we will analyse how emotive film music can be, and how important it is for a film composer to employ particular instrumental sonorities and techniques to reflect moods and settings.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What does diegetic sound mean?
Sounds which are added after filming and can only be heard by the audience.
Sounds which are created through recording using unusual objects.
Q2.
What does non-diegetic sound mean?
Sounds that can be heard by the audience and the characters in the film.
Sounds which are created through recording using unusual objects.
Q3.
True or false: the sound of a radio being turned on in a kitchen is non-diegetic.
Others
True
Q4.
True or false: the sound of a low pitch drone, played on strings, as a man approaches the bathroom door is non-diegetic.
False
Others
Q5.
What is audio mixing software?
A drum machine which a DJ uses live at a performance.
A midi keyboard which connects to a computer.
Q6.
How do you zoom and cut audio using software?
You choose a loop from a bank of sounds and drag it onto a track.
You click on the pencil tool to write in your own notes.
8 Questions
Q1.
What affect can music have on film scenes?
It can make it sound quiet.
It makes it sound nice.
Q2.
Why is the string family sat at the front of the orchestra?
String are made from wood.
The audience like to watch the string players.
Q3.
Why do you think film composers use the instruments of the orchestra?
Because film composers can play all the instruments in the orchestra.
Because these instruments have been around since the classical era.
Q4.
What family does this instrument belong to and what sound does it make?
It is from the strings family and it makes a smooth sad sound.
It is from the woodwind family and it makes a high fluttery sound.
Q5.
Which instrument uses a pizzicato technique?
Flute
Trumpet
Q6.
Which musical idea fits this description -'a low pitch held continuously throughout a piece'?
Note cluster
Ostinato
Q7.
Which musical idea fits this description - 'a group of notes played together which creates a clashing sound'?
Drone
Ostinato
Q8.
What effect can a drone have during a film scene?
Comedy moment - slapstick style.
Sad scene - makes you feel for the character.