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1. When reading a film script, what do the following acronyms stand for and what do they mean? LS - Long Shot MS - Medium Shot MCU - Medium Close Up CU - Close Up XCU - Extreme Close Up EXT - Exterior INT - Interior VO - Voice Over POV - Point of View OS - Over-the-Shoulder Shot SFX - Special Effects

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

DISSOLVE - Where two scenes momentarily overlap during a transition from one to the other.

FADE-IN and FADE-OUT - Fade-out consists of a two-or three-second transition from a picture to black and silence. Fade-in is the opposite

CUTAWAY - Is a related shot that is "away" from the basic scene.

ZOOM - An optical version of a dolly, achieves somewhat the same effect.

DOLLY - When the entire camera is moved toward or away from the subject

3. How long is the average feature film script? Can you estimate the length of a movie from looking at the script? Average film script is 120 pages. Yes, each page is about a minute of footage. 1. Can music by itself (without lyrics) be humorous or funny? No

2. What musical techniques can be used to make music funny or humorous? In order for music to be funny there needs to be funny lyrics.

3. What kind of instruments and sounds are used to make a piece of music humorous or funny? Make a list. Any instrument plus hilarious vocals and images.

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. media type="youtube" key="ybDCObQRRM4" width="425" height="350" Rhythm media type="file" key="Ferguson_MontageRhythm.flv" width="360" height="270" Intellectual media type="file" key="Ferguson_MontageIntellectual.flv" width="360" height="270" Emotional media type="file" key="Ferguson_MontageEmotional.flv" width="360" height="270" 1. What is a film montage?

A technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information.

2. What is the difference between American, French and Soviet interpretations of montage?
 * 1) In French film practice, "montage" has its literal French meaning (assembly, installation) and simply identifies editing.
 * 2) In Soviet filmmaking of the 1920s, "montage" was a method of juxtaposing shots to derive new meaning that did not exist in either shot alone.
 * 3) In classical Hollywood cinema, a "montage sequence" is a short segment in a film in which narrative information is presented in a condensed fashion.

3. List some examples of montage sequences:

2001: A Space Odyssey, depicting the start of man's first development from apes to humans. Odessa steps Psycho

4. How are these types of montage different?
 * Metric - editing follows a specific number of frames, cutting to the next shot no matter what is happening within the image.


 * Rhythmic - cutting based on time, but using the visual composition of the shots — along with a change in the speed of the metric cuts — to induce more complex meanings than what is possible with metric montage.


 * Tonal - uses the emotional meaning of the shots — not just manipulating the temporal length of the cuts or its rhythmical characteristics — to elicit a reaction from the audience even more complex than from the metric or rhythmic montage.


 * Overtonal/Associational - the cumulation of metric, rhythmic, and tonal montage to synthesize its effect on the audience for an even more abstract and complicated effect.


 * Intellectual - uses shots which, combined, elicit an intellectual meaning.

5. Can montage become a cliche? If so, give some examples.

Yes, the Rocky training sequence, and south park when Stan Marsh must become an expert skier.

6. How might you approach choosing or composing music for a montage sequence? What would you want to know about the sequence?

You would want to know what the sequence is actually about and the mood that you are trying to portray. For example, the cliche training montage uses an inspirational often fast paced rock song.

> __**Pickles the Drummer**__ > Drummer of the biggest, baddest, and most famous heavy metal band in the world, Dethklok, who have to deal with their fame and other situations in their lives, all the while being monitored by a government organization out to destroy them. Although most of Dethklok is known for their drinking, Pickles is by far the biggest of them all. Raised in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Pickles has a thick Midwestern accent. Pickles has taken so many substances (legal and illegal) that he claims to be immune to most of their effects. He was first known as the lead guitarist of the L.A. Hair Band, Snakes and Barrels. He is the only member of the band to have any chance of socializing outside of Mordhaus.
 * Musical** **Theme** - the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based


 * Leitmotif** - a motif or theme associated with a person, place, or idea.

A leitmotif is associated with a person, place, or idea, and a musical theme isn’t.


 * Musical Variation** – a basic music technique consisting of changing the music melodically, harmonically, or contrapuntally.

Star wars, Left 4 Dead media type="file" key="Feguson_UnderscorePreRecorded.flv" width="360" height="270" media type="file" key="Ferguson_UnderscoreLoop.flv" width="360" height="270" 1. Man walking through bombed out village media type="file" key="Ferguson_EarthCare.mp3" width="240" height="20" 2. Man goes into flower shop media type="file" key="Ferguson_ThroughTheWardrobe.mp3" width="240" height="20" 3. Cartoon dog media type="file" key="Ferguson_MischievousFun.mp3" width="240" height="20" 1. Underscoring - One of the most common functions of a score is to parallel the action of the film, also known as underscoring. Instead of the composer taking the general route of composing a suite of music that would represent the mood of an entire scene, he/she would maintain a frame by frame musical match to the visuals. Not all current composers are well trained in music theory, so they take advantage of the fact that paralleling the visuals is a weak function in that musically, it gives the viewer what is already known by watching. Its only job is to tell a viewer what he already sees; development of commentary on the scene is unnecessary. The fact that a musical parallel is a weak function sometimes leads to the creation of a weak score. An example of underscoring and its flaws can be clearly understood with the example of //The Rock//, a 1996 typical action film that was so overly scored that scenes were musically indistinguishable from one another. 2. The tonality of the song could actually be atonality that way the score is more freely able to follow the film by not being restricted to one tonal center. A melody could give a particular scene in a film a little added memorability. As the rhythm changes to follow the action it can engage the view. For example; if the rhythm is picking up in a suspenseful scene the viewers heart will likely rise with anxiety wondering what is about to happen. Harmony is another way to get the viewer more engaged by making the scene feel stable or unstable depending on a harmonies relativity to the tonal center. Timbre can be associated with things in the movie that are repeated, like the timbre of Darth Vaders voice. Lost in Translation media type="file" key="Ferguson_Translation.flv" width="360" height="270" align="center"

Rodger Rabbit media type="file" key="Ferguson_Rabbit.flv" width="360" height="270" align="center"