A leitmotif is a musical phrase within a film that is associated with a character, animal or moment.
For example in Jaws one of the main Leitmotifs is Jaw itself as when the shark is near a musical phrase begins to play to convey a sense of fear and anxiety to the audience and let them gain tension and know that the shark is near and about to strike.
some sounds that could be created by a Foley artist is walking, the swoosh of a bat or creek of a floorboard. Also a foley artist could use musical intruments for the sound track.
For example in the film ‘school of rock’ a Foley artist could’ve played the musical instruments instead of the student as they were young and may not have acquired the correct amount of skill yet.
| film | preference (/10) | memorable scene | film element focus |
| sound of metal | 7/10 | when Ruben and another kid bang their hands on the slide for the vibrations | sound |
Diegetic sounds- The Television
The zombie sounds
the vynals crashing
Non-Diegetic sounds- Music
Build up to seeing the first zombie
A “needle drop” is slang used in the film industry to describe when a pre-existing song is used in a movie. In the best cases, the audio and video become intertwined to the point where people can’t disassociate the song from the film.
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Sound editor-
an audio engineer who oversees the production audio crew, mixes and balances the audio as it is recorded, and works to identify and solve the many problems that arise in this field: background noise, echo, distortion. (berklee.edu)
Sound editor oversees what happens to sound during production.
Sound mixer-
creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound mixing or mastering of a television program, motion picture, video game, or any production involving recorded or synthetic sound. (wikipedia)
Sound mixers edit the sound into the film. post-production
| film | /10 | memorable scene | film element focus |
| Whiplash | 8/10 | fletcher screaming at a band member for not being in tune when he was in fact in tune, he was just too scared to stand up to fletcher. | editing and types of cuts |
match on action is Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot’s action. – WIKIPEDIA
a graphic match cut links two different scenes together through the use of aesthetically similar elements like shapes, colours, or patterns. -MASTERCLASS.COM
Eyeline match is a film editing technique to show to the audience what a character is seeing.
A J cut is when the audio from the next scene is played into the ending of the last scene before the cut into the new scene.
An L cut is when the audio from the previous scene is played into the next scene.
Tracking shot- a shot which follows a subject around the scene.
This is well executed in the film the shining when they follow the character Danny around the hotel.
pan- creates a 360 around a character or the character creates a 360 around the camera. Also the camera could scape across the landscape and pan around the area.
In the sound of music the camera creates a 360 around the main character as she sings.
Zoom- Zoom shots are used to zoom in on characters or landscapes during important moments of a scene.
In the film ratatouille the camera zooms into 2 characters as they are having a semimetal moment.
