For this workshop we focused on the use of sound and we also looked at the effect of cinematography without sound, sound without cinematography and both together - to see which was most effective and more enjoyable for an audience.
Why is sound so important?
- It creates certain atmospheres
- Can help to portray specific emotions and feelings and help the audience to emphasise with characters through the music
- Without sound the movie would be quite boring and many people would lose interest, as we found when we watched an opening sequence of The Ring without any sound.
A clip we watched was of two men describing why sound is so important and how to use it. They explained that sound "gives emotional residence to the scene" and it "adds to the realism" of the film. They also said that you can control a lot more with sound once "you're able to recognize it as a stylistic device."
The most important issue they raised was that an AUDIENCE WILL TOLERATE UNCLEAR VIDEO BUT THEY WILL NEVER TOLERATE UNCLEAR SOUND. This was proved when we experiemented with a clip that had exactly this and everyone became annoyed and lost focus of what they were watching. Pirate dvd's are also a good example of a situation where audiences will put up with unclear video but if the sound is out of sync or muffled they will turn it off.
We then did another activity where we listened to the soundtrack Memoirs of a Giesha and were asked to, just by listening to the soundtrack, come up with our own storyline.
My interpretation:
There is an establishing shot of a huge field which leads into a forest and in the field are two children, not too young but not yet reached their teenage years so about 10/11 years old. They're running around happily together, chasing each other and laughing all throughout the part where the music is calm and free, there is high key natural lighting to reflect this good mood. However, when the music goes quiet at 2.48 minutes into the soundtrack something goes wrong for the children and they are suddenly being chased by someone or perhaps a group of people. This might be the farmer who's field they are trespassing on or perhaps a villain. As the tempo increases and becomes full of tension and creates an atmosphere of suspense the children are running through the forest, in panic and fear, the camera shots are extremely jumpy and fast, switching between the girl and the boy and close ups of their frightened facial expressions. They appear to be losing each other - dark lighting and minimal colours. They finally escape from the forest and are back to safety having out run their pursuer. They continue running through the fields and then back home.
After doing this activity I realised that music creates a certain atmosphere and it's important that the music matches what is happening on the screen. For instance if the Harry Potter theme tune was the background music for Elizabeth's speech in Pirates of the Caribbean 3 it wouldn't be a good combination at the film doesn't suit the music.
.High school musical
This disney film is a perfect example of cinematoraphy that goes perfectly with the sound. The song is very upbeat and jointly and the bright colours reflect the happiness and wholesomeness of the song/film. This is another film similar to ours, regarding the cinematography as we want a quite happy/teenage look to our film which this movie portrays perfectly
Why is sound so important?
- It creates certain atmospheres
- Can help to portray specific emotions and feelings and help the audience to emphasise with characters through the music
- Without sound the movie would be quite boring and many people would lose interest, as we found when we watched an opening sequence of The Ring without any sound.
A clip we watched was of two men describing why sound is so important and how to use it. They explained that sound "gives emotional residence to the scene" and it "adds to the realism" of the film. They also said that you can control a lot more with sound once "you're able to recognize it as a stylistic device."
The most important issue they raised was that an AUDIENCE WILL TOLERATE UNCLEAR VIDEO BUT THEY WILL NEVER TOLERATE UNCLEAR SOUND. This was proved when we experiemented with a clip that had exactly this and everyone became annoyed and lost focus of what they were watching. Pirate dvd's are also a good example of a situation where audiences will put up with unclear video but if the sound is out of sync or muffled they will turn it off.
We then did another activity where we listened to the soundtrack Memoirs of a Giesha and were asked to, just by listening to the soundtrack, come up with our own storyline.
My interpretation:
There is an establishing shot of a huge field which leads into a forest and in the field are two children, not too young but not yet reached their teenage years so about 10/11 years old. They're running around happily together, chasing each other and laughing all throughout the part where the music is calm and free, there is high key natural lighting to reflect this good mood. However, when the music goes quiet at 2.48 minutes into the soundtrack something goes wrong for the children and they are suddenly being chased by someone or perhaps a group of people. This might be the farmer who's field they are trespassing on or perhaps a villain. As the tempo increases and becomes full of tension and creates an atmosphere of suspense the children are running through the forest, in panic and fear, the camera shots are extremely jumpy and fast, switching between the girl and the boy and close ups of their frightened facial expressions. They appear to be losing each other - dark lighting and minimal colours. They finally escape from the forest and are back to safety having out run their pursuer. They continue running through the fields and then back home.
After doing this activity I realised that music creates a certain atmosphere and it's important that the music matches what is happening on the screen. For instance if the Harry Potter theme tune was the background music for Elizabeth's speech in Pirates of the Caribbean 3 it wouldn't be a good combination at the film doesn't suit the music.
.High school musical
This disney film is a perfect example of cinematoraphy that goes perfectly with the sound. The song is very upbeat and jointly and the bright colours reflect the happiness and wholesomeness of the song/film. This is another film similar to ours, regarding the cinematography as we want a quite happy/teenage look to our film which this movie portrays perfectly
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