Music In Films

Role of Music in films:

• Music in films generates the mood in a film and it can create an atmosphere which can help tell a story. For example, an upbeat soundtrack could create a happy atmosphere.
• Music also triggers an emotional response in the audience. An example of this could be when Puss In Boots shows his large cute eyes In Shrek and the sad music is playing. The music is making the viewer of the film feel sad or upset at that moment n time.

• It also informs the audience about locations. For example In the James Bond film 'Skyfall' Bond travels to many destinations and the viewer can tell where he will be going by the music that is played. If an Indian track was played we could predict that Bond may turn up in an Indian market for example.

• The music in a film can create a character motif. This is when we may not see the main character or main piece of action. For example, the shark in 'Jaws' is shown only a few times. This is because they didn't have CGI when the film was made. So when the shark was about they used tension music to make the audience the shark was present but they didn't visually show it.
• Music create an audio cue for the audience. It can help the audience predict what may be going to happen in the film.

In the Submarine Clip there are many different instruments such ass a piano, orchestral instruments and some woodwind instruments. The tone of the music is soft and the music has a 'Andante' tempo to it. (Andante means Walking Pace in Greek)
The music in the clip create a reflecting mood during the montage and the backing music gives clues about Oliver's mindset.
The music is 'Classic Timeless' which gives the indication of the timeless themes of identity. The character Oliver in the clip is trying to find his identity and purpose. The music reflects his emotions with his restlessness and busy nature. It also punctuates and amplifies the typing action of Oliver on his type writer. The soundtrack also accompanies his thought process and what he is feeling in his head.

Sound Timeline:

Sound Timeline:

On a sound timeline sheet I have added when my Ambient sounds, sound effects, dialogue and music occur during my sequence. I have also added each scene number to the timeline so it is clear when each scene starts and ends. I have used different colours on my timeline so that it looks bright and so that you can see when each item starts and ends.

Tidying Up after we've Finished:

Laptops: 

During the project I had lots of different documents and clips on the laptops desktop. As I am now finished I have moved the documents and clips away from the desktop and into my Project 1. 

Digital Folders:

I have a folder named Project 1 in my alias and I have my documents and clips in there nicely organised. 

Red Project Folders:

Our folder is now organised and everything Is in separate plastic wallets. All the different documents are in order and presented neatly.

Work Schedule:

During the project we have been keeping a schedule. We have a written schedule and a digital schedule online using Trello. We have used Trello more but have used the written one also. 

After Effects: Fire Effect

Fire Effect:

In After Effects I have added a flame effect to my character. To complete this I watched some tutorials and had help from my other group members. 

I firstly watched a tutorial online and then followed the steps to create the fire effect. There were a few steps that were confusing but my group member Ben gave me a hand. I then added the effect to my premier sequence. 

Eye Colour Effect:

The eye colouring effect was the hardest effect to do. There was much more involved and I had to follow many different steps. To get this right i had to create null objects and track the motion of Ben's eyes. After that I had choose an appropriate colour for Ben's eyes. I did have some difficulties tracking the motion of the eyes as on of the eyes kept dropping down. To solve this I re did the steps to get it correct. 

College Sign Change:

In our clip we wanted to change the name of the college. To do this we needed to create a Proxy Still of the clip in Premier Pro. Once the Still was created I opened up Photoshop. I then added the sign using the shape tool and text tool. Once I was happy with my sign I saved it for Web and as a PNG file. I then imported the Photoshop file into Premier and put the file on top of the original clip. 

Final Project Piece

I exported my Premier Project and then entered the necessary presets. I then logged into Vimeo.com and uploaded my final video.  

First half hour of the lesson:

In the first half hour I downloaded a song from MobySound which I got permission to use.