!!!!! Rules/guidelines!!!
When shooting your photographs for each assignment you need to make sure you follow ALL the rules.
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You must have a pass (each person)
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You must stay on task
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You cannot go into a classroom with students present
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You cannot be loud and interrupt classes (avoid going by the classrooms period)
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You can go outside but must stay on campus
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You must be respectful
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You must make sure all photos are school appropriate in content
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Before Leaving Class - IPHONE USERS ONLY
Check Camera Formats
Mrs. St.Clair
The Full Story
Music in Video
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LT: I can use music to help tell my story
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I can use an video editing program to edit to the beat
​Setting the Mood in flim
Music is important to all of our lives. But in movies, the music is very important. The sound, the tone, the beat can add or distract from what is going on. On top of that, the music can set the mood of the scene. Think of the Star Wars movies.
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We know when Darth Vader is present due to the music. The song is also appropriately titled, "The Imperial March". This song can be soft or loud, a few instruments or a lot depending on the mood the director wants for the movie.
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Watch
Now watch the first few seconds of this clip from jaws. Listen to the music. What do you think is going to happen? Something good? Bad? Scary?
Assignment
Students will create 2 short videos with music to create an emotion. The videos will have the same clips, but different music and editing. The videos should have a theme to help sell the emotion of the music. Arrange the videos in a specific way to help tell the story. Trim your clips so they match the video's beat and shorten as the video plays. Try and make the exported video around 30 seconds.
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Why and How to Use Music
1.Match what is happening in the scene
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Use music that matches the video. If the video is a calm lake, add in slow or happy song. If the video is of a chase or fight scene, add in a faster paced song
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​​​2.Or, Do the Opposite
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Use a song that is the opposite. If the scene is calm, a fast paced song can make it feel chaotic or add a comedic affect. In the example below, we see a fight, but the character chooses a completely different song to set the mood. The song makes the fight scene funny and adds a comedic effect.
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3. Use Diegetic and Non-Digetic
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Diegetic is sound that is happening in the film's world. The character may play a song on the radio and we hear it. It is used as a prop. A few seconds later, the song becomes Non-Diegetic, or not part of the film world and we can feel part of the scene.
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4.Emphasize Important Moments
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Use Epic/Swelling music as important moments in the film happen. Sports movies, action movies, horror films all use this type of music. This music will build and build until the moment you want to emphasize is played out. John Williams is famous for this in Star Wars, Jurassic Park and other films..
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5. Time period or Cultural
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You can use music to help sell the idea of a time period. Disco music for the 70's, Big Band in the 40's, Beattles for the 60's and so on. Using music of different cultures can help identify the location of the film. Using instruments and songs from these locations will help the viewer buy into the idea the characters are in that country.
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But, if carefully done, music from a different time period can help or add to the movie, such as the comedic effect in the clip below.
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6. Fill the Void
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Music can be used as ambience or background sound. This type of music will be simple and not distract from what is going on. This will be used in talking more, but is found in movies. This music will not be memorable to most. One article I saw, referenced Marvel. Can you sing one of the Marvel theme songs?
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