opening tv show theme task.
fantasy sounding theme. (the witcher)
- drums: sound like war drums
- horns: booming and dramatic
- strings to add suspence
other fantasy theme. (game of thrones)
- low chellos providing the main melody. it’s driven by a sense of drama and excitement.
- sounds of swords swishing – indicates a fight and struggle.
- booming gong sound to close the theme and introduce the show
- a lot of build up
music.
msuic is used to heighten the emotion that is being conveyed in a vertain scence: tension, sadness, joy, fear etc.
also used to build up suspension and tension in a scene as well as add motifs and associate a msuical theme with a certain character or object to add emphasis to that subject
dialogue.
the words spoken by a character in the scence
quite often the main thing that builds up the story, and tell the viewers what’s going on. along with the actor’s facial expressions and body language, as well as other aspects throughout a scene, is used to convey character’s emotion.
types of sound. diegetic and non-diegetic.
diegetic: sounds that are part of the story world. the characters can hear them, and they originate from the film’s world.
non diegetic: sounds that are removed from the world of the movie but the audience can obviously still hear. voiceovers, sound effects in horror like jumpscares, soundtracks and narration.
sound effects.
a sound effect is a recorded sound other than speech or music which is added into the sound of the movie in post.
most sound effects are recorded as foley. these are sounds in the movie that are created using real world objects to enhance the impact of sounds that are otherwise not dramatic or powerful. e.g a punch in real life doesn’t sound like much of an impact but with foley sound in a movie it has much more impact and it adds to the drama and emotion.
voiceover/narration.
voiceover is lines that are being said that are removed from the scene and none of the caracters in the scene are actually saying the words. it could be from first or third person. (from the perspective of the protagonist, or a voice that was completely external and removed from the story).
editing.
various types of editing cut:
- cutting in on action – cutting while there is movement on screen.
- cutting to the beat – cutting on a musical beat in the soundtrack.
- cutaway – cutting to an insert shot and then back to the original shot. e.g the cup of water from jurrassic park.
- jump cut – a cut that shows the passing of time. the focus stays on action happening in a scene but cuts pieces of footage out while the camera is moving. a short jump forward.
- match cut – matching multiple compostitions together, usually to show a transistion. e.g (breaking bad) blood wiping up off the floor, cutting to ketchup on a plate.
group notes on a scene from baby driver:
sound
- over exaggrerated sound effects (screeching tires pulling in to park sets the tone of car chases and signifies the importance of the car’s arrival at the bank.)
- atmos track of busy streets, city noises and people walking.
- the diegetic music starts off with loud “punches” bringing the audience’s attention and building up tension.
- when the group get out of the car, the music fully kicks in, and becomes upbeat and playful.
- while the soundtrack plays, you can still hear sound effects, adding to the emersion and realism.
- the soundtrack and images are cohesive.
- silence before baby starts singing/dancing. shows that baby is more comfortable on his own, and is no longer acting professional while the rest of the group are robbing a bank. it shows that he is the main character because the focus is on him. music brings out his personality that no one else gets to see.
- sound effect of police sirens foreshadow events that are about to unfold. creates suspence as the audience wonders if the car will stop.
- over exagerrated noises coming from the building makes audience keep in mind what’s going on, and what’s about to happen (the gang will get away.)