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007 Function of Music Used in Films
007 Function of Music Used in Films
007 Function of Music Used in Films
Andrews
Expression of actor's emotions – The missing words are provided in the boxes
This is ___________ by using music to ______________ what characters played on
screen are supposed to be _____________, e.g. a neutral shot of a hero or
____________ reading a letter with ________ music as underscore telling the audience
he/she is ____________ by such terrible news.
communicat heroine horror achieved shocked feeling
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▪ Describe 2 other situations in which this music could be used
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Anticipation of action – Complete the incomplete words using the first letter as a guide
The music sta______ to sound nasty while the pic_____ is still quite inn________,
presenting a mo____ of thre____ just before the visuals go ugly with a su______ cut to
something scary.
▪ List 3 different film genres where you would expect this type of music to be used
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Pre-existent recordings –Have a guess as to what you think this means then read through
the definition below.
Guess: ______________________________________________________________
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This work was created and designed by M. Andrews
You should watch the following scene from ‘A Bug’s Life’ twice to
complete this activity.
Underscore
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Presentation of location
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Anticipation of action
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