Wednesday, 14 December 2011
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.
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:
Soundtrack:
Soundtrack 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)
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