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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 Shot
 * CU** - Close Up
 * XCU** - Extreme Close Up
 * EXT** - Exterior
 * INT** - Interior
 * VO** - Voice Over
 * POV** - Point Of View
 * OS** - Over Shoulder
 * SFX** - Special Effects


 * 2.** **What do the following terms mean?**


 * CUT** - Instantaneous changes from one scene to the next, as in "Cut to...."


 * 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; and, of course, a fade-in is the opposite.


 * CUTAWAY** - 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** - Which is an optical version of a dolly, achieves somewhat the same effect. Even so, many Directors of Photography feel that compared to a dolly, a zoom is somewhat artificial looking. To indicate either one, a script notation might say, "camera zooms in for close-up of John," or "camera zooms out to show that John is not alone."


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


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

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1. Can music by itself (without lyrics) be humorous or funny? Yes, music can be funny without lyrics depending on the context and the tone that is used.

2. What musical techniques can be used to make music funny or humorous? Usually songs that use out of place tones and sounds can be humorous. Or using a familiar song out of context.

3. What kind of instruments and sounds are used to make a piece of music humorous or funny? I think it depends on the context, but horns are usually funny sounding. And many brass instruments are humorous. Brass: Trombones, Tubas Strings: Violin, Bass Flutes, Trombones, Tubas Percussion: Slapsticks, Tympani, Chimes, Xylophone, Cymbals Reeds: Bassoon, Oboe, Saxophones, Kazoo Making vocal sounds with instruments

4. Can you think of a funny or find humorous piece of music that doesn't have lyrics? media type="file" key="Tom And Jerry Theme Tune.mp4" width="300" height="300"

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 * Rhythmic**
 * Emotional**
 * Intellectual**


 * Montage -** is a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information. It is usually used to suggest the passage of time.


 * 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 [|c] lassical Hollywood cinema, a "montage sequence" is a short segment in a film in which narrative information is presented in a condensed fashion.

Examples: Karate Kid, Teen Wolf, and Footloose.


 * Metric** – where the editing follows a specific number of frames (based purely on the physical nature of time), cutting to the next shot no matter what is happening within the image. This montage is used to elicit the most basal and emotional of reactions in the audience.


 * Rhythmic** – includes 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. Once sound was introduced, rhythmic montage also included audial elements (music, dialogue, sounds).


 * Tonal** – a tonal montage 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. For example, a sleeping baby would emote calmness and relaxation.


 * Overtonal/Associational** – the overtonal montage is 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.

Montages can become cliche, see all 80's movie montages.

To approach a sequence, I would need to know what kind of feeling to go for. I would need to know the overall motive of the montage.


 * Zorro -** Heroic character that fights crime. Zorro is the secret identity of **Don Diego de la Vega,** a nobleman and master living in the Spanish colonial era of California.

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 * Musical them**e - is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, TV, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. If it is accompanied by lyrics, most often associated with the show, it is a **theme song**.


 * Leitmotif -** Is a musical term (though occasionally used in theatre or literature), referring to a recurring theme, associated with a particular person, place, or idea.

A motif is associated with a character. You can only have one theme, but you can have many leitmotifs.


 * Musical variation -** A formal technique where material is repeated in an altered form.

Star Wars is a good example of a leitmotif because many characters have different motifs.

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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. In a play, sometimes incidental music is used for this purpose.

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 - The tonality can be used to set the mood depending on if high or low notes are played. Melody - The melody, the same as the tone, can be used to convey emotion. Rhythm - The rhythm at which the piece is played can mirrored by the action on screen and set the pace. Harmony - Harmony can be used melodically to go along with the story. Timbre - Can be used to distinguish the type of scene.

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 * Diegetic Music**

Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film. Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world. Diegetic sound can be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame. Another term for diegetic sound is actual sound. Perspective needs to be considered. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRI15yhjeNQ


 * Shot vs Sequence**

A sequence shot involves both a long take and sophisticated camera movement. The use of the sequence shot allows for realistic and dramatically significant background and middle ground activity. Actors range about the set transacting their business while the camera shifts focus from one plane of depth to another and back again. Significant off-frame action is often followed with a moving camera, characteristically through a series of pans within a single continuous shot. A shot is a recording of a single take.


 * Cutting to Contiuity**

It is the process of cutting to keep the flow of the shot together as fluidly as possible not showing the whole footage. This would include such factors as: wardrobe, lighting, audio, movement, props, and other mise en scene elements such as placement.

Emphasizes smooth transition of time and space.


 * Classical Style of Editing**

The classical style ensures temporal and spatial continuity as a way of advancing narrative. More cut aways to action.


 * Master Shot / Reaction Shot**

A **master shot** is a film recording of an entire dramatized scene, from start to finish, from an angle that keeps all the players in view. It is often a long shot and can sometimes perform a double function as an establishing shot. A reaction shot is a close of of the actors' faces.


 * Parallel Editing**

The ability to make two separate actions happen at the same time using editing.


 * Montage**

A technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information. It is usually used to suggest the passage of time.

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C major, F major, G major

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Mystery

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Funny

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