Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Musical Ingrediants (OLD POST)

Musical Ingrediants

Instrumentation: The use of instruments & vocals in a piece, the instruments used.
Tempo: The speed at which a piece of music is played, musical terms such as 'allegro' can be used.
Dynamics: The volume of which a piece of music is played. Musical terms such as 'piano' meaning quiet, and 'forte' meaning loud are often used.
Rhythm: A pattern of sound often used to accompany a main melody as a beat.
Melody: The main body of a piece of music, the leading instrument's piece.
Texture: The quality of a sound, how 'clear' a piece can sound, how music is put together, layers. One intstrument playing is 'monophonic', lots of instruments together would be 'polyphonic'.
Harmony/Key: The combination of sounds put together to sound well structured, often used in duets.
Structure: The music orginised in layers, the intro, verses and choruses, and finally the outro. Solos are often in pieces of music too.
Technology/SFX: Real or artificial sounds that are added to a piece of music or sound in order to create atmosphere/mood or to support the event occuring.

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Film & Television Genres

Moving Image Production:
  • Viral Videos - (Youtube, Podcast, Vlogging)
  • Adverts
  • Films (Different Genres - Horror, Action, Romance, Comedy, etc.)
  • Cartoons
  • Television
  • Short Films
  • Gameshows
  • Online Games
  • GIF Pictures
  • Webcam
  • Animation
  • Trailers
  • Gaming (PS3, Xbox, Wii, PC, etc.)
  • Music Videos
  • News
  • Documentaries
  • Live Theatre Recordings
  • Billboards
  • Infomercials

Soundtrack:
  • Music Videos
  • Film Sound
  • Theme Tunes
  • Live
  • Sound Effects (SFX)
  • Diagetic/Non-Diagetic
  • Vocals
  • Instruments
  • Speech
  • Narrator/Voice Over
  • Radio
  • Digital
  • Ambience

Soundtrack Production:
  • Knowledge of Equipment
  • Musical Ability
  • Editting Skills
  • Creative Imagination
  • Understanding of Musical Atmosphere
  • Studio Knowledge
  • Good Perception (Hearing)