UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS OF SOUND AND MOVING IMAGE

GENRES OF A MOVING IMAGE

Adventure

Animal

Biographical

Children’s

Comedy

Crime

Dance

Documentary

Educational

Family

Fantasy

Film noir

Game

Gangster

Police

Thriller

War

Youth

Science Fiction

Romance

MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTIONCOMPONENTS 3D

Mobile Clips

Game Consoles

Flick Book

In fills

Trailers

Live Podcast

Video Blogging

Online Games

Series Episodes Stop Animation

4D

Advert

Music Videos

SOUNDTRACK COMPONENTS

Diegetic Sound

Non Diegetic Sound

Instruments

Dialogue

Sound Effects

Music

Singing 

Accapella

SOUNDTRACKPRODUCTION COMPONENTS

Microphones - Condensing & Dynamic Instruments

Electronic Synthesizer

Software

Recording Studio 

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A SOUNDTRACKInstrumentation: The use of instruments & vocals in a piece, the instruments used.

Tempo: The speed at which a piece of music is played, musical terms such as 'allegro' can be used.

Dynamics: The volume of which a piece of music is played. Musical terms such as 'piano' meaning quiet, and 'forte' meaning loud are often used.

Rhythm: A pattern of sound often used to accompany a main melody as a beat.

Melody: The main body of a piece of music, the leading instrument's piece.

Texture: The quality of a sound, how 'clear' a piece can sound, how music is put together, layers. One instrument playing is 'monophonic', lots of instruments together would be 'polyphonic'.

Harmony/Key: The combination of sounds put together to sound well structured, often used in duets.

Structure: The music organised in layers, the intro, verses and choruses, and finally the outro. Solos are often in pieces of music too.

Technology/SFX: Real or artificial sounds that are added to a piece of music or sound in order to create atmosphere/mood or to support the event occurring.

AN ANALYSIS OF SOUND FROM A MOVING IMAGEThe Thomas Crown Affair Intro -www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3i-zOqko80&feature=fvwp&NR=1

The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:

• Mid range piano key kicks in

• Building to create a short repetitive tune

• Diagetic dialogue

• Major

• Layers of texture build

• Tune carried by a violin

• Short motif

• Brass, introduction of percussion

• Woodwind

Describe what the music sounds like:

• Ambient sound

• Xylophone, piano, strings

• Briefcase opening rustling of a bag

• Indoor ambiance

• Mumbling or conversation

• Clapping in rhythmic Spanish pattern

What does the music suggest about the tone/characters in the film:

• Soundtrack reflects level of stress

• Impression of sarcasm and quick wit

• Popular and successful

AN ANALYSIS OF SOUND FROM A MOVING IMAGE ADVERT

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer- http://www.thedarkknightrises.comDescribe what the music sounds like:

The music sounds very dramatic, as if it's determing the coming of a hero. Turns to dark and mysterious, leaving with a steady uplifting orchestrated melody.

The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:

• Cheering

• Star Spangled Banner (American national anthem)

• Dialogue

• Echoing 'swooping' effects

• Explosions

• Crashing 

• Rioters

• Synthesiser

• Electric Guitar 

• Heavy beats

• Uplifting music

EVIDENCE OF MY WORKINGS

Making the midi track

Syncing the midi with the moving image.