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I am Frank W. Torres. If you'd like to know more info about me please visit: www.unsetband.com LS - Long Shot MS - Medium Shot MCU - Medium Close up CU - Close Up XCU - Extreme Close up EXT - Exterior Setting INT - Interior Setting VO - Voice Over POV - Point of View OS - Over the Shoulder Shot / Off Screen SFX - Sound Effects
 * 1. When reading a film script, what do the following acronyms stand for and what do they mean?**

CUT - instantaneous changes from one scene to the next
 * 2. What do the following terms mean?**

DISSOLVE - A common transition. As one scene fades out, the next scene fades into place.

FADE-IN and FADE-OUT - fade-out consists of a two-or three-second transition from a picture to black and silence; and, of course, a fade-in is the opposite

CUTAWAY - is a related shot that is "away" from the basic scene. During a basketball game you might "cut away" from the game to a shot of the cheerleaders, the coach, or cheering fans.

ZOOM - The image seems to close in on a person or object making the person or object appear larger (or smaller) on screen. Technically, the lens mechanically changes from wide angle to telephoto or vice versa. Notice and recognize the difference between a zoom and a push in (camera moves closer to subject). Use zoom only when necessary.

DOLLY - A mechanism on which a camera can be moved around a scene or location. Simple dollies involve a tripod on wheels. Dolly shots are moving shots.

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 * 3. How long is the average feature film script?**

COMEDY Video Pre-Fabbed music

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1. Can music by itself (without lyrics) be humorous or funny? Yes, I find that the timbre of certain instruments can be humorous. The melody chosen certainly plays a big part in humor as well.

2. What musical techniques can be used to make music funny or humorous? I honestly don't know how to put those techniques into words. (long pitch changes, fast tempo, out of key melodies?)

3. What kind of instruments and sounds are used to make a piece of music humorous or funny? Make a list. Accordion, Mouth Harp, Tuba, Xylophone, cowbell, flatulent noises to name a few.

4. Can you think of a funny or find humorous piece of music that doesn't have lyrics? If you can, post a link or an .mp3 for your answer.

Classic Cartoon music media type="youtube" key="unnkvWtmVeE" height="315" width="420"

MONTAGE: Happy Montage: (Intellectual) media type="file" key="Torres_Montage_Hopeful.flv" width="360" height="270"

Somber Montage: (Emotional) media type="file" key="Torres_Montage_Somber.flv" width="360" height="270"

Montage Rhythmical: media type="file" key="Torres_Montage_Rhythm.flv" width="360" height="270"

Leitmotif character: Leon is a ruthless assassin; a monastic individual whose life outside of his role as hit man for the local mafia is desolate. The only adult relationship Leon has is with the Italian mobster Tony, who Leon mistakenly regards as a protective paternal figure. This insincere relationship is beneficial for Tony, who preys on Leon’s naivety, coldly fostering Leon’s talent for clinical assassination. In this absence of human warmth and companionship, Leon pathetically turns his atrophied affection towards a pot plant (“my best friend” as he calls it); an unlikely companion for an archetypal hired killer. He is a comfortable assassin – a job he has learned, and is the best at. But in contrast to this calling, he is also a pathetic child-man who gapes in awe at movies portraying ‘the joy of life’, in particular, Gene Kelly’s //Singing In The Rain//. At all other times Leon is nothing, a void of a person, hermetic, with no motivation other than to drink milk and care for his beloved plant. We get to know his implicit character through his enforced relationship with Mathilda, his precocious 12-year-old neighbor. Mathilda is the catalyst which allows Leon’s natural humanity to come to the fore. One particular scene is decisive in our assessment of his good moral nature.

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Leon Preparing for Battle theme media type="file" key="Torres_Leon_Preparing 4 Battle.mp3" width="288" height="24"

Leon End of Battle theme media type="file" key="Torres_Leitmotif Sad Leon.mp3" width="288" height="24"

__**Theme**__ **//-//** The melodic Subject and tone of a composition.

__**Leitmotif**__ - A reoccurring theme associated with a specific character and / or group of characters.

__**Musical Variation**__ - Same piece of music played in different ways to invoke a new mood and / or emotion.

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Song 1 Bombed Village - media type="file" key="Torres_Song 1 - Let_The_Sun_Shine_Dowd_Holborn_647939.mp3" width="240" height="20" Song 2 Flower Shop Drama - media type="file" key="Torres_Song 2_Dream_Drama.mp3" width="240" height="20" Song 3 Lonely Cartoon Dog - media type="file" key="Torres_Song 3 _Onward_Homeward.mp3" width="240" height="20"

1. What is Underscoring and how does it work in films? In film production, **underscoring** is the playing of [|music] quietly under [|dialogue] or a visual scene. It is usually done to establish a mood or theme.

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2. How might the following musical qualities be useful in underscoring a scene? What considerations would you give to each of them when applied to underscoring?

Tonality - Tones / Scales used in music to evoke different emotional responses from the listener. Melody - A grouping of notes played in succession to create a single musical entity. Rhythm - The percussive element involving the timing of a piece of music Harmony - The relationship between simultaneously played notes in music. Timbre - The unique sound that comes from an instrument or a group of instruments which encompasses all the tonal harmonics of the instrument.

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