Music for Film and Games
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Objective
I can identify specific musical techniques used to create atmosphere in film and video game soundtracks.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
Describe the roles of the sound mixer and the boom operator on a film set.
Explain the purpose of using different microphone patterns (omnidirectional, bidirectional, cardioid) in film sound recording. Give a specific scenario for each where it would be most useful.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Describe how the use of silence or very quiet sounds can contribute to the atmosphere of a scene in a film or video game. Explain how layering different types of sounds (e.g., natural sounds, synthesized sounds, musical instruments) can affect the overall feeling or mood of a scene. ”
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