for those who missed today's music lesson
Sound used in films + videos
Functions of sounds
-create atmosphere
-add realism
-continue the story
-introduce characters
Creating atmosphere
-kungfu fighting
-ghost
-moment of parting
-funny action
-stalkiing
-romance
Introduce characters
-some films have themes that are associated with specific characters
-gives audience a sense of anticipations of who is about to appear onscreen
Background music
-creates atmosphere
-introduce characters
-generally instrumental though there is also sung background music
Sound design
-creating a world of sound for a film
-Ben Burtt creates sounds for film
Foley effects
-footsteps (different shoes produce different sounds)
-rustling of clothes
-car crashes
-door slamming
Project
-choose a clip with length between 1.5 - 4.0min, prefably 2.0 - 3.0
write them down in sequence - storyboard
-plan sound design for clip
-discuss how to create these sounds
-record the soundtrack and add into the clip
-decide on background music, sound effects and dialogue to add into clip
-present your completed video
Assessment criteria
-relevance of sounds to clip
-clarity of sounds
-effectiveness of media used (IT, live recording)
-coordination between soundtrack and video
Things to note(not fully-copied:P)
-completely blank out sound from video before creating own sound track
possible types of clips
-animation (rich in sound effect and background music)
-horror (mixture of all 3)
-action
-romance
-MV (not recommanded)
possible software
1)GarageBand
2)Windows MovieMaker
3)iMovie (will be MP4 - convert)
Tips for sourcing videos
-VCDs or DVDs
-Youtube
Presentation
1)Digital Format. Record everything
NEXT WEEK:
-every group show what clip you will be using
-read Year 2 Chapter 1, 4, 6, 5, 7 and Year 1 Chapter 8
have fun :D