Mindmapping Film Sound and Music by Barnabas https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2 Context is everything! en-us 2020-08-15 10:30:22 UTC 2023-08-17 03:48:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Atmosphere westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332711 What things are happening in the film that might impact the atmosphere (machinery, environmental, etc)?
How can we represent the size, shape, colour, brightness, and texture of the images, their speed of movement, the physical qualities of the background, with our music and sound?
What about if we juxtapose our sound against these ideas?

]]> 2020-08-15 10:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332711 Tension and release westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332733 What in the film is creating tension? 
What sorts of sounds go with that thing?
Are there sudden camera cuts or scene changes?
Is it scary or exciting? Surprising or expected?
What sorts of sounds create tension? Slow, fast? Loud, quiet?
What sounds are incongruous (don't match the visual)?
How can you release the tension? 
What is the answer to your sound's question?]]> 2020-08-15 10:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332733 Mood westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332756 Tense? Joyful? Mundane? Mysterious? ]]> 2020-08-15 10:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332756 Themes westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332766 Where / when is the film set?
What events happen in the film?
What emotions are shown?
What things keep happening or appearing?
What sounds and music might capture these?
Do these things change? How can you alter sounds to represent this?
Do these things combine in different ways? Can your sound / music do the same?

]]> 2020-08-15 10:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332766 Characters westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332769 Who is in the film?
What are they like? Where / when are they from?
What sounds and music might represent their personality?
Does their personality change?
Is there a hidden motive to their actions?
What things other than people/animals might have character?]]> 2020-08-15 10:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332769 Variations westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332786 What, musically, can be changed over time (chords, key, arrangement)?
What, sonically, can be changed over time (timbre, fx, etc)?
What cold these changes represent in terms of the film's action and emotions?]]> 2020-08-15 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332786 Sense of place westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332808 What is common knowledge about that place?
Are these ideas derivative or generic? If so, what is a truer representation of that place?
What instruments, music and environmental sounds are common to that place?]]> 2020-08-15 10:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332808 Sense of history westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332822 What are the important ideas that go with the time the film is set?
What is common knowledge about that time?
what music was popular at that time?
What sounds and music could represent these? or do just the opposite - juxtapose these ideas?]]> 2020-08-15 10:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332822 Idents westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332938 Are there brands, company logos and/or trademarks? Do they already have signature sounds?
What lifestyles and concepts do these brands like to associate with?
What sounds and music might represent these ideas?]]> 2020-08-15 10:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681332938 Read Me First westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681333007 Use the headings and questions to mind-map ideas in response to your film clip. 
  • Move the post around, add posts with tour thoughts and connect them up
  • Add your own questions - these examples are not exhaustive!
  • Work collaboratively on this Padlet or
    • copy to make your own
    • use as inspiration to work in your platform of choice (pinterest for mood boards; pencil and paper; whatevs!)
]]> 2020-08-15 10:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681333007 Unit 3: Music and Sound for Media westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681333533 Use these learning aims from the module to help guide your thoughts:
Learning Aim C2: Creativity and problem solving for sound effects creation
  • Building tension
  • Mood
  • Themes, melodies, characters, variations
  • Sense of place
  • Function such as games loops, ringtones, idents
Learning Aim B4: Production of sound for media products (extract)
  • creative use of on-board effects
  • mixing and balance
  • using sound to convey atmospheres
  • use of parameters to change sound and sonic components


]]> 2020-08-15 10:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681333533 on screen westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681334740 Literally, what you can see in the visual.
What might make sound or music? Can these things straddle environmental and musical sound?]]> 2020-08-15 10:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681334740 broader context westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681334754 What don't we see about the time, place or characters? Can this enrich the sound and music? 
What has happened and what will happen in the story? Where are they coming from, where are they going, and what do they do?]]> 2020-08-15 10:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681334754 Describing sound westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681335145 Sure, loud and soft - but what about fuzzy? screeching? rich? effervescent? distorted? distant? intimate? futuristic? Here are some more ideas: ]]> 2020-08-15 10:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681335145 Research: westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681339956 Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; what do you think "hyper-diegetic sound" could mean?]]> 2020-08-15 11:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/Chapter2/wish/681339956