Reel Music Exploring 100 Years of Film Music
Movie mentioned: Braveheart, Bridge of Spies, Argo, The Great Gatsby, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Magnificent Seven, Bonnie and Clyde
CHAPTER 1 Casual Plot vs Epsisodic Plot Casual: The Godfather Episodic: Apocalypse Now
Character Protagonist and antagonist
Setting Refers to both the location and the time frame in which a story takes place, can have an important influence on a narrative. Seting can have psychological effect such as being trapped on a boat in Life of Pie, or in a prison in Shawshank Redemption, etc. Sometimes, setting counter the mood or action of thw story. War movies, such as Platoon often give fleeting glimpses of the beauty of nature.
Theme A theme is the central idea underlyin a given story. The theme provides us with its intellectual meaning.
Mood It’s what the movie makes you feel, funny, sad, whimsical, profound, optimistic, or dark. The mood of the film can run counter to its story and theme. Ex: Django Unchained, shows violence, revenge and slavery, however Tarantino’s choices of music is lighthearted, the contrast creates what is called black humor. Directors can create mood via visual elements and music. Ex: Absense of music in Citizen Kane during opening credits helps to create a sense of seriousness, which underlies the entire drama.
Cinematography Cinematographers take moving pictures, and their art is called cinematography.
Editing Memento a story that is essentially told backward. Inception where developments in three dreams levels are intermixed. Montage: a section of a film comprising a number of brief shots edited together in order to show a series of events in a condensed manner.
CHAPTER 2 - Elements of Music Motive: is a small melodic idea that can serve as part of a larger melody or stand on its own.
CHAPTER 3 - Listening to Film Music Film sound divided into three categories: - dialogue - sound effects - music Five topics concerning film music: - placement - function - style - songs - unity