Friday, September 26, 2008

Creating a Mood

Movies without background music would be boring. The music score (the written plan of what instruments play what note at what time) preforms a special function. The music plays in the background and prepares your mind for what is happening in the movie scene.
An exotic style of music will help the viewer believe that the movie is in an exotic location. To build suspense the music will start slow and mysterious and then build up by increasing the tempo (speed) and volume. During exciting action scenes the music will be exciting and quick in tempo. During a love scene the music will be romantic. In a regular movie when the director is using a wide angle shot of a landscape the music will be 'majestic', slightly slower in tempo but with great changes in the tone of the notes.
All of these are called musical themes. The idea of a musical theme is to prepare the viewer for the visual action occurring in the movie and to reinforce that action emotionally using music. Many of the great movies had fantastic movie scores!
Even simple movies can use music to help set the mood. Think about our movie project, "The Door".
There are three shots, or parts, to "The Door". First, the part where they walk up to the door and hear a mysterious sound. This sound, by the way, is an effect, not part of the music score. Then they are scared and can't open the door right away, getting even more scared when they hear a second scarier sound. Last they are relieved when they get inside and close the door. (I know our actors don't really act that way--that's why we are learning about scripts next.)
What type of music should you use for each of these parts? How would the music "help" the viewer believe your story on the door?

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

i think we should use the type of music that matches the video, a dark type.

Anonymous said...

i think they should put hip-hop for the door movie because it will be cool to hear that kind of music for that project? it will help because people will like to hear that kind of music and they will like to wach it

Anonymous said...

puting music in a movie would be cool it woul be cool because a movie with out music will make it boring to watch!!!!

Anonymous said...

first you put not so scary music then you put something scarier and then relaxing music for when he gets through the other door.

Anonymous said...

I would personaly use scary, mysterious, and spooky music.This would help the viewer by listening and they would know right away what the movie is all about.The viewer would get a a well spook once the tempo go high and scarier as the movie.

Anonymous said...

you should use music that is scarry.your music helps your veiwer know what your video is about.

Anonymous said...

I would use scray, mysterious, and spooky music. The would help the viewer understand the movie or film.

Anonymous said...

you shuold use music that fits the type of movie u are makeing.help the viewer now what your movie is about

Anonymous said...

Before the actor is about to open the door they should put some suspenseful music or mysterious music. When the actor opens the door the music should be scary. When the actor gets inside the music should be like a relieving music.The music would help the viewer believe the story because when you hear the music it will make it sound more real...

Anonymous said...

i thought it was fun maeing one but it was kinda of boring

Anonymous said...

You should use scary music so the veiwer will be intersted.THe music would help because then they would know the mood of the video

Anonymous said...

like scary or tense kinnda songs like songs that make you know what is happening.

Anonymous said...

The music helps let people know whats coming. Scary music fits The Door.

Anonymous said...

we should put scary music
because it goes with your actions with the movie and thats why it is important.