To understand how and why film music has changed from mickey-mousing
To understand how and why film music has changed from mickey-mousing
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- In this lesson, we will understand how sound was added to action in early films and cartoons. We will explore what 'mickey-mousing' is.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Why would "Star Wars" or other action films have music with a fast tempo?
Because the actors talked quickly.
So the film would finish quicker.
Q2.
Which one of the films below did Hans Zimmer write music for?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Star Wars
Q3.
What is the purpose of an underscore?
To copy what the actors are saying and doing.
To have something to listen to.
Q4.
What is mickey mousing?
The technique of drawing cartoons.
To create a mood in music.
Q5.
Which of these films also uses mickey mousing?
Fantasia
Inception
Q6.
As cartoons developed in the 1930s, what was added?
Music for talking.
Music using a digital audio workstation.