Colin

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 - Exterioir

INT - Interior

VO - Voice Over

POV - Point Of View

OS - Off screen/Over the shoulder

SFX - Sound/Special effect

2. What do the following terms mean?

CUT - Immediate transition from one scene to another

DISSOLVE - Picture breaks up into another picture, unlike a direct cut.

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

CUTAWAY - A brief shot that interrupts the main action to draw attention to a specific subject.

ZOOM - Change in Focal point of lens, appears closer. Mechanical version of a dolly

DOLLY - A kind of vehicle used for move along shots. Perspective does not change as much as zoom.

3. How long is the average feature film script? Can you estimate the length of a movie from looking at the script?

The average movie script is approximately 120 pages long. A rule of thumb in the movie industry is that one page of script equates to one minute of film. However, It is possible for many feature filmmakers to easily take a very short script and turn it into a very extensive film. If you are trying to create a feature film that will be at a minimum 15 minutes you would need at least a 30-page script to fill out the entire 15 minutes.

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1. Can music by itself (without lyrics) be humorous or funny?

Yes, it can. Music can used for comedic purposes as well as making something serious seem silly. If there is a dramatic scene accompanied by funny music it will often be portrayed as comedic.

2. What musical techniques can be used to make music funny or humorous?

Techniques such as parody or making fun of something else can be used to make the listener associate the song with something else.

3. What kind of instruments and sounds are used to make a piece of music humorous or funny? Make a list.

It depends on what kind of comedy it is and the type of emotion the composer is trying to achieve. Anyone can put fart noises in a song and it will be funny but often that is not the goal that is trying to be acheived. Creative songs such as the ones in "South Park" often use dumb topics and make them silly by accompaning them with big orchestras or vice versa.

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.

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Emotional Scene

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Intellectual Scene

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What is a film montage?

A series of several short pieces put together in a single sequence, usually used to portray the passage of time.

2. What is the difference between American, French and Soviet interpretations of montage?

In French film practice, "montage" has its literal French meaning (assembly, installation) and simply identifies editing. 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. In classical Hollywood cinema, an " American montage sequence " is short quick shots that are edited over time to provide the viewer with a period of events in a shorter amount of time.

3. List some examples of montage sequences:

Rocky "Your the Best Around"

4. How are these types of montage different?
 * Metric: Percise timing
 * Rhythmic: Has a pulse, but not as strict as metric
 * Tonal: Uses emotional meaning in the shot
 * Overtonal/Associational: All of the above
 * Intellectual: Trying to make a point by breaking out of the montage.

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

Yes. For instance, in Rocky all is montages are him training for a fight. Every time there is a montage he is getting better and stronger.

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

I would want to know what message and emotion the montage is trying to convey. I would also want to know the rythm and mood of the montage.



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R2D2 (Artoo) Leitmotif Character

What is a musical theme

A musical theme is the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based

What is a leitmotif?

A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, often associated with a character.

Theme is the basis for the rest of the material within the compositions. A leitmotif is a melody that focuses more on a person, idea or situation.

What is meant by a musical variation?

Musical Variation is a formal technique where material is repeated in an altered form. The changes may involve harmony, melody , counterpoint , rhythm , timbre , orchestration or any combination of these.

Name/identify some uses of leitmotif you've heard in movies, TV, or video games

lion king, star wars, jaws,or any hollwod movie

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Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world

Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film:

voices of characters  sounds made by objects in the story  music represented as coming from instruments in the story space ( source music)

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Shot: A shot is a continuous strip of motion picture film, created of a series of frames, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. Shots are generally filmed with a single camera and can be of any duration. A shot in production, defined by the beginning and end of a capturing process, is equivalent to a clip in editing, defined as the continuous footage between two edits. Frames, shots, clips, scenes, and sequences form a hierarchy of units fundamental to many tasks in the creation of moving-image works.

Sequence shot: A sequence shot involves both a long take and sophisticated camera movement; it is sometimes called by the French term //plan-séquence//. The use of the sequence shot allows for realistic and dramatically significant background and middle ground activity.

Cutting to continuity: In most films, logical coherence is achieved by //cutting to continuity//, which emphasizes smooth transition of time and space. The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the inherent discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a logical coherence between shots. Some films incorporate cutting to continuity into a more complex classical cutting technique, one which also tries to show psychological continuity of shots.

Classical Style of Editing: What became known as the popular ' classical Hollywood ' style of editing was developed by early European and American directors, in particular D.W. Griffith in his films such as // The Birth of a Nation // and // Intolerance //. The classical style ensures temporal and spatial continuity as a way of advancing narrative, using such techniques as the 180 degree rule, Establishing shot , and Shot reverse shot.

Master Shot/Reaction Shot: A continuous shot or long take that shows the main action or setting of an entire scene (most scenes are shot with one or two master angles and then broken up into a series of smaller or tighter angles (such as one-shots, two-shots, and reaction shots)); a master refers to a positive print made especially for duplication purposes. A reaction shot cuts away from the main shot to show reaction shot.

Parallel Editing: //Parallel editing// (cross cutting) is the technique of alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations.

Montage: A montage (from the French for "putting together" or "assembly") is a film editing technique. There are at least three senses of the term: In French film practice, "montage" has its literal French meaning (assembly, installation) and simply identifies editing. 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. In classical Hollywood cinema, a " montage sequence " is a short segment in a film in which narrative information is presented in a condensed fashion.

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3 Augmented Chords

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