Unit 38: INTRO TASK

GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO UNIT


KEY WORDS
Music

• Ambient Sound: Sound which can be recorded at the location or is able to be added to the soundtrack

• Incidental Music: Sound which we can't see the source of that accompanies an event or scene change

• Mix: Music which already exists and was not created solely for a production

• Score: Music which has been composed, and formed and performed specifically for the production.

• Stings: Short bursts of music

• Themes: Music which always goes with a certain programme or certain character (Jaws shark music)

INTRO TASK: Mood & Meaning

Film: Twilight
Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpcwhWgWfCc


In films and television programs sounds are used to create different moods and meanings. Audio can include spoken word, also known as dialogue, music and special effects (sound fx). The sound used has the power to change an audience's perception of what they expect to happen in a scene. 

'Twilight' was released in 2008; the film is part of a series based on the books by Stephenie Meyer. The set of films is about a regular girl (Bella Swan) who moves to a new town and ends up falling in love with a vampire (Edward Cullen). On the other side of things is a werewolf (Jacob) who is in love with Bella, throughout the film series we see the tension this causes. 

In this scene, the new girl (Bella) meets Edward Cullen (a vampire), for the very first time when she has to sit next to him in science class. The first sound we hear is coming from the paper flapping from the fan, initially helping to create background noise. This is an example of diegetic sound as we can see the object which is creating the noise. Immediately after we can hear the fan itself rattling, this sound creates a tense and nervous atmosphere; if you 'rattle' someone it means you have made them irritated. In this scene Edward is irritated and on edge as Bella's stench of blood is too much for him to handle.

After this we see eye contact between Bella and Edward, his stare appearing seemingly intense and harsh. This is intensified by the harsh sound of the paper in his book flap up against his hand.







Clip: 

• Paragraph 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQmOIgfgZO4

ASSIGNMENT: Analysing Audio

It's kind of a funny story

MEAN GIRLS