Film technique--Sound 4 (about Music 3)

(B) to express the characters' inner emotions, characterization image

The greatest strength of the music is to express the character's innermost unspeakable psychological experience rich and subtle state of mind. Therefore, to use music to express the inner feelings of the characters, it is one of the main functions of the film and television music.
If the use of music to express the inner feelings of the characters, indirectly portrayed the role, in order to describe the character-based film and television film, the use of music portrayed the character is even more important function of the film and television music.

American film "Patton" Patton is a complex character, he believed that the soul is both a renewable and devout Catholic believers, is an out-and-out soldiers. Composer Goldsmith for his design of the three sections of theme music: soul regeneration - loud and clear, but intermittent trumpet; religion - a hymn-like organ; soldiers - flute soldiers march. Movie in the beginning, first presented these three paragraphs, matched on the screen: a tall, powerful, perseverance, brave soldiers the sixtieth age of image, chest Daihe He medals, wearing the ring of God, waist do pistol from the screen , we learned that his Catholic faith, and the country has achieved the illustrious military exploits. Barton more complex character is only through a combination of music characterize and screen further reflected: the beginning of the trumpet play the theme music and trumpet melody he relive the Battle of Carthage reproduction let people feel to this character. Another of the film accompanied by General Patton, commanding a magnificent military march to let people understand Barton's most distinctive aspect: powerful, courageous character. Videos use of religious hymns chorus, the performance of Barton's commitment to religious beliefs and his exercise self-discipline. Finally, trumpet, marches, hymns, combined command of the army up the victory, together with Patton screen, make his character manifested three unified character. And screen combination of these few paragraphs and then combined into a complex and diverse as a whole. Does not sound very harmonious, but Barton's character, showing he is a selfless spirit, indomitable firm faith of religious believers, but it is also a fatalist, believed that the soul regeneration. The close integration of images and music, vivid, accurate, and deeply moving depicts Barton artistic image.

The music in the film is to heighten the image of the performance figures from the excavation of the characters' inner feelings, portray characters mainly focus on the character's expression, spirit, temperament, occupational characteristics, revealing the inner world of characters. Close the screen combined reach to express the character's inner feelings, portraying the role of characters.

Flim technique--Sound 3 (about Music 2)

(A) general content, deepen the theme
Music can play a role summarize video content, deepen the theme of the film, thinking. The music used to express the theme of the movie general the movie basic emotions or portray the hero character of the music, known as the theme music. It is the core of the film music, musical basis for the development of the entire film. In a film, often in the most critical moment, with the theme music of the plot or the main characters contrast, rendering, so as to deepen the theme of the film, thinking.

"Water Margin", "Hao Hange" This is the first theme song whether it is from the lyrics or the singing style reflects the rough, bold, the entire momentum Shocking, soul-stirring, full of masculinity, fully reflect the Liangshan wilderness chivalrous character, the hero who are Road see injustice his help, Emotion Shigeyoshi the heroic image. Songs which fully demonstrate their identity, temperament, and personality, in line with the style of the work to deepen the theme. A female voice singing the theme song melody, atmosphere and emotion a lot less, some deficiencies in the singing style and the harmonization of the entire work style, to reveal the theme of the role, far less than the first " Hao Hange "can not give the left a deep impression.

The same audio-visual arts also have to express a certain theme ideas. Its various means of expression in order to elucidate the theme music to enter this audio-visual arts is also the theme can be summed up the theme, reveal theme, you can also further deepen the theme of the works. 12 episodes feature film "Deng Xiaoping" in the prelude to the song "Story of Spring" commenced subsequently constantly throughout each concentration, around the troubled life of Deng Xiaoping, ups and downs, perseverance for the prosperity of the Chinese nation, the Chinese people to get rich creating a road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This beautiful and soulful melodies, concise lyrics contrast with the picture, deepening the theme, expressed tribute to Deng Xiaoping height.

The words of the film music, song writer in the theme song of the TV drama, highly condensed language lyrics summed up the play ideological theme song lyrics provided mood, plot, flow, changing notes and complete melody, music literary style of the charm of a poetry and music. This music can be summed up in the film and television works not only content, but also deepen the theme.

Film technique--Sound 2 (about Music 1)

The second one is "Music", music is the first to enter the silent film, and play an important role in the film and television works

Silent film is also known as the "silent film", known as a "great dumb. On the screen neither dialogue commentary, no music, brings a silent regrets. The first to break this silent situation is music. Is in a movie at the same time, hire a pianist, violinist or bands hidden in the back of the movie screen, live accompaniment for the film. The reason, one explanation for this kind of music accompaniment is used to cover up the projector of the parties when the noise; another reason for people in real life as well as audio-visual one "instinctive habits, to make up for the hearing on the blank . Therefore, this kind of accompaniment music has become the first film music. This is certainly not the film music in the modern sense. Film music in the modern sense, including not only the the silent source music - music creation and allocation specifically for the film and television works; include sound source music - those of various audio story released by the reality of music, as well as the theme of the film The song and the episode. To the screen contrast, rendering emotions, creating an atmosphere with music to evoke people countless associations, fathom, God will win the hearts and minds, so that people's feelings of immense agitation.

Music is the most abstract art, music, the thoughts expressed (Verralls) need to rely on the objective sound physical attributes, such as frequency, amplitude, resonance, time, the establishment of a sound and attenuation. The feel of the music depends largely on subjective reflection of the recipient, hobbies, habits, perception ability can cause different psychological reactions. It is abstract and liquidity of the special nature of this movement art of film and television, music is the most difficult to characterize. Not like dialogue and natural sound with the specific sound source is a direct link, but it aroused the feelings and emotions of people but is the most accurate and delicate. The idea of ​​the music is reflected feelings, feelings of thinking, the value of its content is decided atmosphere, charm, expressions and emotions, so the music is play a role in the emotional aspects of the strongest art.

For a successful theme music, a movie, TV drama will suddenly brilliance, people a long aftertaste, as well as many years after that movie was over, the theme music of the film house often people appreciate and humming. The theme music of the film "Waterloo Bridge" "Bon Voyage" has been around for more than half a century.

Mise-en-scene in "Lost In Thailand"

Mise-en-scene in "Lost In Thailand"

1. Decor

Rear projection

2. Lighting

a. High-key lighting

b. Low-key lighting

3. Space

a. Frontality

b. Matt shot

d. Shallow space

4. Costume

Mise-en-scene in "love is not blind"

Mise-en-scene in "love is not blind"

1.Decor

Rear projection

2. Lighting

a. High-key lighting

3. Space

a. Deep space

b. Matte shot

c. Offscreen space

d. Shallow space

4. Costume

Timetable

Timetable for 17/3/2013--10/4/2013
First week--research what is the film technique; what makes it so important; cinematography and lighting make comedy funnier; write a new learning agreement and check it.
Second week--research Mise-en-scene and sound make comedy funnier.
Third week--research Story structure make comedy funnier.
Fourth week--prepare the presentation.

Timetable for first week
Monday:
research what is the film technique and what makes it so important--1h
research cinematography in comedy--2h
watch film--6h

Tuesday:
watch film--6h

Wednesday:research cinematography in comedy--2h
watch film--4h

Thursday:research lighting in comedy--2h
watch film--4h

Friday:
watching film--6hresearch lighting in comedy--2h

Saturday:
watch film--4hresearch cinematography and lighting in comedy--2h

Sunday:
watch film--4h

What is film technique?

Film technique is methods employed by film makers to communicate meaning, entertain, and to produce a particular emotional or psychological response in an audience. 

It can involve Cinematography, Mise-en-scene, Lighting, Sound and Story structure.

Cinematography:

Close-up,

Medium shot,

Wide shot,

Camera angles are used to communicate meaning and emotion about characters:

Low angle shot, 

straight angle shot, 

canted or tilt.

Mise-en-scene:

"Mise-en-scene" refers to what is known as "the Set", but is applied more to everything that is presented before the camera. Film makers use it to make meaning. It is how a scens is put together to make an image. Some examples are the films, West Side Story and Edward Scissorshands.

Lighting:

Lighting is the usage of light to re-create the feeling of the character and set the mood for the shot.

Sound:

Diegetic sound: It is any sound where the source is visible on the screen, or is implied to be present by the action of the film: Voices of characters; Sounds made by objects in the story; and Music coming from instruments in the story space.

Non-diegetic sound: It is sound coming from a source outside the story space, and you can't see it:

Narrator's commentary;

Story structure:

Think of the story,

Write it,

Present it,

Make it.

Reference:

http://www.moviemaker.com/

http://www.filmmaking-careers.com/

http://www.cineman.co.uk/

http://www.borgus.com/

Film technique analysis

Film technique is methods employed by film makers to communicate meaning, entertain, and to produce a particular emotional or psychological response in an audience. It can involve Cinematography, Mise-en-scene, Lighting, Sound, Story structure, character development and plot and editing.

I did some film technique analysis in some films, the first is the mise-en-scene in "Pink Panther"

1.Decor
Rear projection

 2. Lighting
a. Three-point lighting

b. low-key lighting

3. Space
a. Frontality

b.shallow space

4.costume

5.acting
Typage