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Film Music & the Depiction of Characters
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Film Music & the Depiction of Characters
Slide 1 - Slide
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!
Slide 2 - Slide
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!
Slide 3 - Slide
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.
Slide 4 - Slide
Lets Recap!
Slide 5 - Slide
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.
Slide 13 - Slide
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.
Slide 14 - Slide
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).
Slide 15 - Slide
Which of these scenes best suit the music? Why?
Slide 16 - Slide
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
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Slide 17 - Slide
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?
Slide 18 - Slide
Lets remind ourselves, what is an ostinato?
Slide 19 - Slide
Lets remind ourselves, what is an
ostinato?
-a short repeated phrase in a melody
-a repeated pattern of notes
Slide 20 - Slide
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).
Slide 21 - Slide
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.
Slide 22 - Slide
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.
Slide 23 - Slide
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
Slide 24 - Slide
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
Slide 25 - Slide
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