Film Music 2

Film Music & the Depiction of Characters
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MusicSecondary Education

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Film Music & the Depiction of Characters

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Reminder of Online Classroom Rules
  • Respect (don't record or forward the lesson to anyone)
  • Have materials ready
  • Minimise distractions (put your phone away)
  • Make sure homework is complete
  • Do your work in a timely manner (same as in-class)
  • For Zoom, cameras on, mics muted unless asked otherwise!

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Materials you will need for this class:
- Your Music notes copy
- Your pencil case (pens for note taking)
- Google Docs & Google Classroom
- This slideshow, activities are in here for you!



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By the end of today's lesson, you will
 be able to...


  • Identify how music connects to characters in a film.

  • Understand how music shapes character development.

  • Compose an ostinato for a film scene.





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Lets Recap!

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Define 'conductor' in your own words

Slide 6 - Open question

Define 'director' in your own words

Slide 7 - Open question

Define 'composer' in your own words

Slide 8 - Open question

Define 'soundtrack' in your own words

Slide 9 - Open question

Define 'film score' in your own words

Slide 10 - Open question

Define 'theme tune' in your own words

Slide 11 - Open question

Define 'leitmotif' in your own words

Slide 12 - Open question

Film Music
  • Composers create special music that matches what's happening on the screen, like exciting scenes or sad moments. 

  • The music helps you feel what the characters are feeling and makes the movie more fun to watch.

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How do composers set scenes and portray characters?

  • One of the main jobs of a film composer is to create an atmosphere for a scene.
  • They also need to portray the mood or emotion of the characters in the scene.

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Listening
1. The tempo of this music is:
         Largo (Slow)/ Allegro (Fast)

2. How do the dynamics change?

3. What type of film does this music
suit? Why? (Refer to the instruments
and musical elements). 

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Which of these scenes best suit the music? Why?

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Answer these questions as you watch the video:

1. Describe how the music changed from the start to the end of the video clip.
 

2. Do you think the music in this video clip succeeded in showing the characters’ emotions? Explain

This video is no longer available
Welke video was dit?

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Lets Watch..
with NO sound
1. What sounds and/or instruments do you expect to hear?

2. What do you think the music
might sound like? (refer to elements like tempo, dynamics, etc.)

3. What tonality do you expect?

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Lets remind ourselves, what is an ostinato?

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Lets remind ourselves, what is an ostinato?

-a short repeated phrase in a melody 
-a repeated pattern of notes

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Lets compose:
Compose a 4-bar rhythmic ostinato to
accompany this clip.
Success Criteria:
- My ostinato is 4 bars long.
- It is in 4/4 or 3/4.
- It includes a variety of rhythms.
- It has a tempo (above stave).
- It includes dynamics (below stave).

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Lets Reflect..
WITH sound
1. Did you hear the sounds/ instruments you expected?

2. What instruments and other
sounds are used in this scene?

3. Is the music appropriate for the
scene? Tell me why.

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By the end of today's lesson, you will
 be able to...


  • Identify how music connects to characters in a film.

  • Understand how music shapes character development.

  • Compose an ostinato for a film scene.





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Homework 
  • Using your ostinato, add two layers of music to your ostinato to vary the texture of your mood piece. 
  • One layer should be a melody and the other should be a rhythmic pattern. 
  • Both need to be four bars long and have the same time signature as your ostinato 

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Success Criteria
  • I watched a silent film to base my composition on
  • I composed a four bar rhythmic ostinato using a                     time signature of 3/4 or 4/4
  • I composed a layer of melody to vary my texture of the piece
  • I composed a layer of rhythm to vary the texture of the piece 
  • I uploaded my homework to google classroom 

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