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The Secret Code of Filming Sound

The Secret Code of Filming Sound. Sound Effects Music Spoken Language “Cinematic sound is that which does not simply add to, but multiplies, two or three times, the effect of the image.” --Akira Kurosawa Theory of organic form: form and content are mutually dependent in any art form.

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The Secret Code of Filming Sound

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  1. The Secret Code of FilmingSound • Sound Effects • Music • Spoken Language “Cinematic sound is that which does not simply add to, but multiplies, two or three times, the effect of the image.” --Akira Kurosawa Theory of organic form: form and content are mutually dependent in any art form.

  2. Sound Effects • Mostly atmospheric, as our reactions depends on the sound’s • Pitch • High: produces tension in listener • Low: Dignity, mystery, or anxiety • Volume • Loud: forceful, threatening, intense • Quiet: weak, delicate, hesitant • Tempo • Fast: Increased tension • Slow: Calming influence Sound effects can also bring off-screen events into greater importance

  3. They can also be used to convey a film’s theme: • Figuratively • Motifs can be established where same or similar sounds are used as certain images appear of the screen • Symbolic meaning: the sounds can represent other ideas, related to the theme, but not even represented as an image • Internal emotions: sounds can represent the internal emotions or thoughts of characters • Absence of Sounds • Symbolic or frightening

  4. Music • Serve as a mere accompaniment (mickeymousing) or carry its own weight symbolically or figuratively • Set mood; • Suggest locales, classes, or ethnic groups; • Foreshadow events to come; evoke • Emotional responses in listeners; • Provide ironic contrast

  5. Spoken Language • Language in film can be just as, if not more, complex in film than it can in literature • Emphasis and inflections can change the meanings • Joined with certain pictures, different understandings can be reached about the meanings of the words • Subtext: implicit meanings behind the literal meanings • Irony: sounds do not match, or contradict, the images

  6. Sound Analysis • How is the sound used in each scene? • Is it distorted? Why? • Is the sound edited down and simplified or dense and complex? • Is there any symbolism? • Does the film use a sound motif? • How is silence used? • What type of music is used? Why? • How is the music used? Does it underline speech? Obscure speech? • How is the spoken language used? How? Why? • What are the subtexts of the scenes? • Is the speaker a character in the action, or a narrator observing or relating the action? Why?

  7. The Secret Code of Filming Acting •Classifications of Actors • Stage versus Screen Acting • The American Star System • Styles • Casting Theory of organic form: form and content are mutually dependent in any art form.

  8. Classification of Actors • Extras • No speaking, no talent, lend atmosphere to scene • Diners in the background of a restaurant scene • Nonprofessional performers • Amateur performers who seem particularly authentic for a certain scene • Sports figures who guest star as themselves

  9. Trained professionals • Trained in stage and/or screen performance and can, ideally, play multiple and different roles • People that you see in film, theatre, or TV but might not know their names • Stars • Famous person whose name draws audiences to the show • People that you’ve seen before and would like to see again, and whose names you know

  10. Stage vs. Screen

  11. The Star System • Backbone of the film industry • Decided by the public, by popularity • Have fans, little privacy, danger of stalkers • Make more money than other actors • Get perks, wardrobe, makeup, privacy on set, assistants, percentage of profits • Can be “personality” stars or “actor” stars • Personality: Tend to play one type of character • Actor: Capable of playing more than one type

  12. Styles of Acting • Styles vary cross-culturally and cross-historically • Traditional/Realistic • Highly trained in voice, physical, etc. • “Method” acting • Constantin Stanislavsky • You must live/feel the part to play it genuinely • Improvisation

  13. Casting • Typecasting • Finding an actor to fit a stereotype • Tom Cruise as a person with a problem with authority • Casting against conventions and expectations • Finding an actor to go against a stereotype • Bill Pullman as an authority figure

  14. Acting Analysis • What kind of actor is playing the part? What kind of part is it? • What are the characteristics of the actor’s performance? How is voice used? Body? • What are the characteristics they are emphasizing in their character? How are they using their “instrument” to convey that? • How might another actor playing the role change it?

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