...Music: Play Superman main theme audio, from live orchestra. (0:00-1:26) {Fade music out} Narrator Trevor Withers: Music has always been an important part of film. Soundtracks in Film allow the mood to be set for a particular scene, or In the beginning stages of film before the invention of “talking film” music was used in silent films to demonstrate mood, event or element. Music: {Fade in Music from Birth of the nation} Narrator TW: The first film to have a specific score written for it was Birth of a Nation. The majority of silent films were accompanied by anything from full orchestras to organists and pianists Music: {Cross layer Charlie Chaplin in The Dictator music from the globe scene} Narrator TW: The 1920’s saw the establishment...
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...Comparison Paper: Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings The first about a heroic journey to rescue a princess in space, the other a story of four courageous hobbits on a quest to Mount Doom, both Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings have become monumental films due to both their storyline and musical score. Having never seen either of these epic films, I decided now was a good of time as ever to acquaint myself with Luke and Frodo. Even more, having heard both soundtracks before, I was curious how they each fit into the films. Star Wars: A New Hope opens with the oppressive Darth Vader boarding a rebel ship. The story then follows the life of Luke Skywalker and his allies as they try to rescue Princess Leia from Darth Vader’s grasp. The story culminates as Skywalker and the other rebels make an attack on Darth Vader’s ship, the Death Star. The musical score was an original composition by John Williams, who has composed some of the most famous scores in history. He is a five time winner of the Academy Award and has vastly left his mark on the film industry. Aside from films, he is a well established composer of concert works and is now the laureate composer for the Boston Pops Orchestra. The Lord of the Rings, on the other hand, opens as a narrator provides the audience with a history of an ancient ring, which was thought to be lost. However, the ring finds its way to a hobbit named Frodo, who must make a journey to the Cracks of Doom to destroy it. He makes this quest with an...
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...A Brief History of Music in Film Going to the movies is one of America’s top favorite pass times; and no movie-going experience would be complete without the accompanying sound tracks. The music in movies often heightens the suspense and deepens the drama. The right background music can make us fall in love with a character, be terrified of the villain, or even adore an unlikely hero. Starting with Silent films and continuing until today, music has been an important part in the movie industry. In the beginning, movies had no sound and eventually the studios figured out they needed something for their movies to be more entertaining. Very quickly they figured out music would supplement and go along well with the action on the screen. Music has always been able to affect people emotionally, so it made a perfect accompaniment for movies. In the early theaters, pianos quickly became a well-recognized fixture. Organs quickly followed and music became a permanent part of the movie-going experience. At first, it was up to musicians to choose what music they would play during the films; but the music still didn’t have a true designated purpose, other than used as filler. Eventually the studios began producing music for the musicians that was more suitable for the film. The music became more and more specialized based on what the studio wanted, until music was specifically written for each film. In fact, Charlie Chaplin composed his own music for some of his films...
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...THEME IN THE MOVIE, SINGING IN THE RAIN BY GENE KELLY Introduction and thesis The film Singing in the Rain is an American musical humor film that was directed and also composed by Gene Kelly as well as Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and also Debbie Reynolds. It provides a lighthearted portrayal of Hollywood in the late years of 1920s, having the three stars that are portraying performers caught up in the evolution from soundless films to "talkies, (Donen, S., G. Kelly page 7).Checking on the whole movie, it is clearly seen that there are different elements that truly makes this film musical as the title suggest. As a result of sounds particularly the music as well as setting, make up, costumes and also photographs, (Brown, Nacio...
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...The general feeling about film is that it is singularly a visual experience. It is not. While we certainly experience film through our eyes, we just as surely experience it through our ears. Especially today, particularly with modern home and theater sound systems offering multi-channel sound and high fidelity. Films are generally fantasies. And fantasies by definition defy logic and reality. They conspire with the imagination. Music works upon the unconscious mind. Consequently, music works well with film because it is an ally of illusion. Music plays upon our emotions. It is generally a non-intellectual communication. The listener does not need to know what the music means, only how it makes him feel. Listeners, then, find the musical experience in film one that is less knowing and more feeling. The onscreen action, of course, provides clues and cues as to how the accompanying music does or is supposed to make us feel. Let us distinguish between scoring a movie, a movie score, and writing songs for a movie, a movie soundtrack. Many of us know about a soundtrack, and can sing songs from movies. But, few of us are even aware of the score of a film unless someone produces a breakaway or break-out hit, like Celine Dion’s singing “My Heart Will Go On,” from Titanic(1997). Some...
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...mindful of spatial and temporal dimensions of a scene, advance characters, affect the cadence, and heighten anticipation. Direct sounds, such as dialogue, narration and effects are utilized to bring attention – either a character’s or viewer’s – to either on or off screen events; while an indirect sound like a musical score can contribute to creating mood and assist the audience in subconsciously processing a scene. However, the sound that originates from within the universe of the film and is audible to those on screen, or diegetic sound, also helps in providing spatial and temporal awareness by providing texture and credibility to the artificial world. Interestingly, these approaches to sound are not mutually exclusive and, in fact, virtually by definition, overlap. For example, a ringing doorbell or telephone, or knock on a door are clearly examples of diegetic sound, but they may very well be created in post-production by a Foley artist, also making them direct sounds. These elements can combine with indirect sound, such as a musical score, to create a complete environment. In the various Star Wars films, composer John Williams created distinct musical themes for several protagonists and antagonists, as well as certain situations, and used these in a recurring fashion to provide the viewer with a frame of reference – potentially even foreshadowing the outcome of the...
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...Michael Curtiz's Captain Blood (1935) and especially The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and The Sea Hawk (1940), as well as Charles Gerhardt's Anthony Adverse (1936) and Sam Wood's Kings Row (1942). Max Steiner explored many different moods, sensational in Ernest Schoedsack's King Kong (1933), one of the first soundtracks to rely heavily on sound effects, pathetic in Victor Fleming's Gone With The Wind (1939), including Tara and countless references to traditional songs, exotic in Michael Curtiz's Casablanca (1942), melodramatic in Irving Rapper's Now Voyager (1942), gloomy in John Huston's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), epic in John Ford's The Searchers (1956), romantic in Delmer Daves' A Summer Place (1959), whose instrumental theme was a massive hit for Percy Faith's orchestra, etc. He also scored Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep (1946), John Huston's Key Largo (1948), Raoul Walsh's White Heat (1949). Roy Webb (the New Yorker among all these foreigners)...
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...Michael Curtiz's Captain Blood (1935) and especially The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and The Sea Hawk (1940), as well as Charles Gerhardt's Anthony Adverse (1936) and Sam Wood's Kings Row (1942). Max Steiner explored many different moods, sensational in Ernest Schoedsack's King Kong (1933), one of the first soundtracks to rely heavily on sound effects, pathetic in Victor Fleming's Gone With The Wind (1939), including Tara and countless references to traditional songs, exotic in Michael Curtiz's Casablanca (1942), melodramatic in Irving Rapper's Now Voyager (1942), gloomy in John Huston's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), epic in John Ford's The Searchers (1956), romantic in Delmer Daves' A Summer Place (1959), whose instrumental theme was a massive hit for Percy Faith's orchestra, etc. He also scored Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep (1946), John Huston's Key Largo (1948), Raoul Walsh's White Heat (1949). Roy Webb (the New Yorker among all these foreigners)...
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...The Effects of Music in Movies Music is used in everyday life. Some people use it for relaxing, some for learning and some as a profession. It’s undeniable that music has a special place in your life at some point. The sound of one note, one chord, can take you to a certain time or place in your life like a childhood memory, your wedding day or even a movie. Composers are known for having this ability to pull on the emotions and change the mood of their audience. One of the most underrated aspects for music is how filmmakers use these ablilities when choosing music for their movies. The role of music in a motion picture is in direct relation to the level of ambiguity in a particular scene. The more ambiguous a scene is, the more filmmakers rely on the music to develop a mood that interprets the meaning of the scene for their audience. Therefore, music provides a cue for the listener to tell whether the narrative is suppose to be perceived as scary, romantic, funny, sad, or happy--ultimately, affecting the audience's mood. Horror movies are great examples of that concept. Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), is a perfect example of how a music can tell its audience what's about to come. The most memorable scene in the film was the brutal shower stabbing scene with Janet Leigh. The use of music in this scene allows the viewer to achieve a fear of the unknown. As Leigh is showering, the camera view point is of Bates walking into her room. Then, the music gets eerie and scary. The...
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...Music Concert Review I watched a concert named ‘Swire Symphony Under the Stars’ which is performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. I have never watched a concert not holding in concert hall before, this concert was held at outdoor in the Happy Valley Racecourse Recreation Ground. People just sat wherever they wanted, enjoying the performance while eating sandwiches happily. There were large screens projecting the stage for the audience at the back, everyone were excited and looking forward to the concert. The atmosphere of the venue was good. The orchestra played 5 songs totally, which were Dvorak carnival overture, Chopin Piano Concerto No.2, Mussorgsky Khovanshchina Prelude to Act One, Prokofiev Five selections from Romeo and Juliet, and Tchaikovsky 1812 overture. Among these five pieces I like the 1812 overture most, its historical background is Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Beginning with the hymn "God Preserve Thy People" played by cellos and violas, the strings played softly and sadly, created a mysterious environment. The piece moves through a mixture of pastoral and militant themes showed that the increasing distress of the Russian people at the hands of the invading French. The atmosphere started to be tense when woodwind and brass instruments joined the strings, it seemed that the war was declared, the Battle of Borodino. The oboe, clarinets and flutes had alternate interactions with double basses, with a lot of brass...
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...learned to win attention from his family through his dancing. It was not long before he was recognized as a child prodigy. His parents sent him to formal lessons, where he immersed himself in tap dancing. A small boy who suffered from nagging health problems, he nevertheless was so dedicated that by the time he reached high school, he was already dancing professionally in area nightclubs as part of their sleazy vaudeville and burlesque shows. The sexually free atmosphere of these clubs and the strippers with whom Fosse was in constant contact made a strong impression on him. Fascinated with vaudeville’s dark humor and teasing sexual tones, he would later develop these themes in his adult work. After high school, Fosse enlisted in the Navy in 1945. Shortly after he arrived at boot camp, V-J day was declared, and World War II officially came to an end. Fosse completed his two-year duty and moved to New York City. For the next seven years, Fosse went through two rocky marriages with...
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...finds happiness and joy, and even gets a girlfriend called Smell. However, all the joy ends when an old gang member joins them and tearing them apart, causing chaos between the gang’s friendship. Coming straight out of jail Combo has had an epiphany. He wants to fight for his country, to get rid of all the people whom is not Englishmen by blood, and Combo invites them to join him to fulfill his new vision. Shane Meadows’ interpretation of the skinhead era in the 1980s does an exceptional job colliding a misfit youngster (Shaun Fields), and a gang of peaceful skinheads to help our protagonist find acceptance and happiness, after the tragedy of his father’s death - during the Falklands War. Meadows manages to capture all sorts of emotion during the movie, with some great actors and a well-thought musical atmosphere. With a mixture of the harsh ganglife and the difficulties of life. The settings/feelings of the movie becomes enhanced and more captivating, with all the elements Meadows chose to add to the movie. Even though the plot is great and captivating, I cannot help but feel that something is missing. I would have loved to see a bigger character development from the protagonist. At the end it feels like Shaun has not developed at all. The character that stands out the most is Woody. It is almost odd to me...
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...Application to Date My Daughter Applicant’s Name: _______________________________ Contact information: _______________________________ Birth date: ___/___/___ S.S. #: xxx-xx-____ Driver’s license: Y N #_______________________ State/Country ____________ Please list a minimum of three (3) personal references: Name: ________________________ Contact information: ___________________ Name: ________________________ Contact information: ___________________ Name: ________________________ Contact information: ___________________ Please answer the following questions using proper grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure: 1. List your three (3) favorite board games and explain why they are your favorites. a. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Pick one (1): a. Explain why Sorry! is a terrible board game and suggest improvements. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. Write a short essay which explores the main characters of your favorite Disney movie; their motivations, struggles to overcome trials, and successful achievements. Include at least two...
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...Analysis pg 1 Swot Analysis of Walt Disney Strengths • Disney owns the rights to one of the world’s most beloved characters, Mickey Mouse. Mickey and his friends have legions of both adult and child fans who flock to purchase merchandise depicting the characters. The company has marketed apparel, movies, and books depicting the character and his friends. Mickey Mouse and the Walt Disney logo are one of the most famous and well known logos in history. • Another strength of the company is that it operates a popular theme park and resort. Walt Disney World is one of the most popular theme parks in the United States. People travel from across the world to visit theme parks located in Florida, California, and Japan. Disney operates four theme parks: Walt Disney World, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. • Disney owns popular television channels Disney and Disney Jr. Both channels produces popular television shows and child stars such as Miley Cyrus and Demi Lavato. • Disney has been very successful in the movie business. The company’s Pixar brand has produced several big budget movies such as Monsters Inc. Cars, and Toy Story. The company also profited from the sales of merchandise based on characters from these movies. • Another strength of the company is that it is is heavily diversified, operating in five segments: media networks, studio entertainment, interactive media, parks and resorts, and consumer products (Strategic Management Insight, 2013)...
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...categories of setting, color usage, costume, makeup and hairstyle, and props. Through these elements, the movie’s theme of Bohemian inspired ideals of beauty, freedom, truth, and above all things: love is illustrated. Along with highlighting the prominent themes and symbols evident in the film, I will analyze how each of the above mentioned are used. The film is set in the village of Montmarte, Paris during the pre-war era between 1899 and 1900. Christian (Ewan McGregor), an impoverished poet, comes to Paris and falls in with a group of Bohemians who want to sell a musical number to Harold Zidler (Jim Broadbent), the owner of the Moulin Rouge. Zidler needs a financial backer to transform the bordello into a modern theater; the rich Duke of Worcester (Richard Roxburgh) is persuaded to back the renovations as well as a spectacular new show, written primarily by Christian, in return for Zidler’s guarantee that the Duke retains the exclusive favors of Satine (Nicole Kidman), the club’s star and infamous courtesan known as the ‘Sparkling Diamond’. But Christian and Satine fall in love and their secret, yet doomed romance plays out amidst the Duke’s advancements toward Satine, the development of the new show ‘Spectacular, Spectacular’, and Satine’s impending death due to consumption. The musical within Moulin Rouge directly mirrors the ‘real life’ love story of the musical based...
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