Lecture 19 Sound and music in film 11 17 Convey meanings in terms of lyrics genre get across something in the dramatic structure or scene Juxtaposition of music and images balance of the two Lyrics can propel story but can also be too literal Retain integrity on its own comes in and makes scene interesting more interesting use if the scene already has drama to it Descriptive ex Mickeymousing extradiegetic literal equivalent to action we re seeing Collaborating with music composers when composer works with director Translate drama of film to music their job o Contribute music during production o After production wraps o Help shape story from beginning musicals Dead Man Jim Jarmusch director and Neil Young composer Johnny Depp Music in scene connection of throbbing pain and dying with the quiet moments and intense moments injured so bad sense of delirium music can be used to convey to us the internal state and feeling of character Grizzly Man 2005 music produced while watching film Function of music Overture Orientation Foreshadowing what will or won t happen next Internal States dead man Music and character Leitmotif musical theme associated with a film character see the character and they have their own particular musical score ex Jaws Darth Vader LOTR Shire whimsical flute piccolo high wind instrument strings vs Sauroman brass percussion motion and movement 11 19 Lecture 20 Film musicals Realist musical numbers have a plausible relation to the plot Ex New York New York Moulin Rouge Once Formalist musical numbers appear out of nowhere with no plausible context for doing so not set up like singing lines or something Chicago An American in Paris Music and Film Musical biographies The Doors movie has interviews or biography Musical Documentaries Concert Movies Woodstock Katy Perry movie her voice mostly commentary interviews her story Film Operas Animated Musicals Films Heavily Reliant on Music O Brother Where Art Mixed Ex Dreamgirls Singin in the Rain Rock of Ages The Sound of Music 2011 Academy Award best music How to Train Your Dragon Inception The King s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network Experimental music Non traditional instruments garbage can broken glass modified piano etc Unusual combos of instruments and genres sitar w electric guitar etc Inside Man music doesn t necessarily seem like it fits Amadeus function and effect of music Realist or formalist realist When diegetic and non diegetic flashbacks to conducting is diegetic non diegetic when he reads notes and hears the music in his head Lecture 21 Non scripted filmmaking Realism and formalism 12 01 Nonfiction filmmaking uses formalistic elements music narration stylized cinematography montage even animation in its effort to achieve a sense of realism But it needs to be a delicate and justifiable use of formalist elements Strategies for non scripted filmmaking Working with non actors o Still want this sort of performance from them Coverage for unscripted scenes o Cutaways a lot of coverage of scene editing will be more smooth and its more cinematic Controlling light and sound o Not always control over it but do what you can to position the person temporarily do whatever to fix the sound turn off AC or fridge or whatever to control it Flexibility on the ground Essential elements for filmmakers o Only so much control so be flexible in terms of what is happening o Curiosity o Original thinker o Research and communication skills o Technical proficiency fix camera etc o Eye for aesthetics composition want images to be pleasing o Attention to details o Motivated worker o Ability to find and tell a story His documentary on cars and Tokunbo hands and water as motifs Lecture 22 12 03 His Pompeii documentary Alex s movie Transatlantic Coffee The Red One camera
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