CREATIVE & MEDIA

THE ROLE OF MUSIC

v  Opening titles

v  End credits

v  Underscore

UNDERSCORE – background music used to accompany scenes throughout the

        film

v  Diegetic

v  Non-diegetic

The Underscore acts as an ‘unspoken language’ and can take many forms, including:

v  Illustrative music - there to represent something on screen (water, falling)

v  Evocative music - sence of time or place, makes you feel emotion.

v  Pastiche music - copying a style of music.

v  Dramatic use to enhance tension - repeating motives to build tension.

v  Comic music, literal

v  Music to enhance emotional impact - sad moment, build tension. 

v  The use of leitmotifs - themes that are attatched to characters for example dark vader in star wars.

v  Diegetic music

Most music in film is non-diegetic. It is presumed not to be heard by the characters.

Musical Ingredients

Instrumentation
The instruments used in a piece of music.


Tempo
The speed that a passage of music is/should be played.


Dynamics
The different levels of volume of sound at different parts of a musical performance.


Rhythm
 A strong, regular and repeated pattern of sound and movement.


Melody
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.


Texture
Texture is the way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition.


Harmony/Key
The mixture of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords.


Structure

Musical structure is form and arrangement of music.

Technology/SFX

An imitative sound, as of thunder or an explosion, produced artificially for theatrical purposes, as for a film, play, or radio program.

Session 1: Understanding the Relationship between Sound and Picture

Moving Image Production

·         Film

o   Trailers

o   Family

o   Comedy

§  Canned laughter

o   Romance

o   Drama

o   Sci-fi

o   Horror

§  Pre-recorded

·         Animation

o   CGI

o   Phone Apps

§  ITunes

o   Cartoons

o   3D Animation

§  Games

§  TV’s

·         Video games

o   Digital

·         Adverts

o   Product

o   Awareness

o   Charity

o   Pop-ups

·         Websites

·         Television

o   Comedy

§  Canned laughter

§  Live audience

o   News

o   Reality

o   Drama

§  Natural sound

§  Popular soundtracks

·         Music charts

Soundtrack

·         Diegetic Sound

o   Dialogue

o   Specific sounds

§  Heartbeat

·         Non-diegetic sound

o   Sets the scene

·         Underscore

·         Instrumental

o   Accapela

o   Music

o   Sounds

·         Sound effects (SFX)

o   Pre-recorded

o   Canned laughter

o   Pings

o   Foley

§  Sets the scene

·         Sequence sound

·         Voice overs

·         ambient

Soundtrack Production

·         Mixing

·         IT skills

·         Perfectionism

·         Patience

·         Research skills

·         Editing skills

·         Creative

·         Open minded

·         Awareness of area

·         Select the right equipment

·         Microphone

·         Listening skills

·         Imagination

·         teamwork