Film 2
Overview
Understand how to use different devices to help create a mood. Add in sound effects and compose music to reflect the action on screen in a Wallace and Gromit film clip.
Example Key Words
Sound Effects
An artificially created sound which reflects a movement or action on screen to imitate a real life sound.
Mickey-Mousing
Where the music reflects directly with the movements on screen.
Major Chords
Brighter sounding chords, where the middle note of the chord is a semitone higher than in a minor chord.
Minor Chords
Sad sounding chords, where the middle note of the chord is a semitone lower than in a major chord.
Timing
The ability to be able to synchronise a musical part or sound effect accurately with the action on screen.
Ostinato
A repeating pattern.