Music

What is the instrument you have chosen and why did you choose this?
- I choose the ukulele because I have already learned how to play this instrument when I was younger so I'm taking prior knowledge and putting it into something new.

What is the song you have chosen and why?
- The song I have picked the song I don't wanna talk about it because it's a nice and simple song to learn.

What is the song about?
- The songs about relationships and having a broken heart.

Are you nervous about preforming?
- Yes I am nervous to preform because I don't exactly like preforming but i'll do it.

What part of the song is the hardest to learn?
- The hardest part to learn is the whole thing because I'm not use to doing this type of song.

Music in FIlm

Music in Film

Non diagetic - not natural sound e.g music

Diagetic - natural sounds e.g door slamming/footsteps

Song 1 

 Happy, relaxed 

Song 2  

Spaced out, sad 

Morose means very, very sad

Sombre neutral sad

Tempo

 means speed (how fast)

Fast - creates upbeat/energy

Slow - melancoly, sadder, less energy

Chords 

Major - happy, uplifting

Minor - sad, sinister

Dynamics 

Volume (how loud)

Quiet - Makes you focused

Louder - Energy/attention

Starts quiet/gets louder

Music for Caroline

Song 1

Tempo 

- Fast - creates upbeat 

Chords

- Minor - sad and sinister

Dynamics

Starts quiet and gets louder - builds intensity

Song 2

Tempo

- Slow - Less energy and makes it sadder

Chords

- Minor - Sad sinister 

Dynamics 

- Starts quiet and gets louder - build intensity 

Song 3

Tempo

- Medium pace so in between both fast and slow

Chords 

- Minor - sad, sinister

Dynamics 

- Starts quiet/gets louder - build intensity

Song 4

Tempo

- Fast - creates upbeat/energy

Chords

- Minor - sad,sinister

Dynamics

- Starts quiet gets louder - builds intensity

Opening scene

The beginning 

- Doll/lullaby/made up words suggest what? - small kids 

Paragraph writing 

In the opening scene music is used to effectively to create an atmosphere. For example,

tempo, chords and dynamics make it feel like a creepy lullaby. The tempo starts off slow 

and gets faster which builds intensity. It is in the minor key which makes it feel sad. This makes

the audience think the film will be mysterious, scary and creepy.

Assessing Against the Self Directed Learner Matrix

Three things that can help me is to be more positive about my work and keep up with all my learning. Ask the teacher what skills I need to learn to help myself with my English school work. Speak to other students in my class about how I like to learn and which ways are easiest for me learn.

Film Study- Camera Techniques

Language of film.

Language of film dictionary - Coraline

Body Language - Used to show the actor/actress emotions.
Costume - Used to describes the characters personality.
Hairstyles - Used to create a look for the character.
Make-up - Used to improve the character's visual appearance.
Colour - Used to set an emotion and provide information on the character.
Lighting - Used to create a certain type of mood.
Props - Used as an accessory on stage.
Settings - Used to show and describe the surroundings.
Dialogue - Used to communicate important things to the audience that is happening between the actor/actress.
Sound effects - Used to heighten the mood.
Music - Used to advance the plot or develop the film’s characters.
Silence - Used to create suspense throughout a scene.
Symbols - Used to represent a mark or an object.
Special FX - Used to create illusions, visual tricks and to make the film look realistic.

What am I learning - I am learning about film study.
How does this show my learning - This shows my learning by understanding the different meanings of things used throughout film.
What am I wondering as a result of this learning - I'm wondering why they use all of these different words and meanings for a simple film.