Preliminary Exercise 14: Defining and Analyzing Sound in Film

Introduction: 

The sound from movies is very different from the sound in real life.  For example if your stomach growls in real life that's just it- a sound from your stomach, but in a film its a whole process just to make such a simple everyday sound. This is why I have to learn how to define and analyze the many different sounds in film.

Preliminary Exercise 13: Introduction to Sound in Film (How to be a Sound Engineer)

 

Introduction:

Sound within the film world includes music, dialogue, sound effects, ambient noise, soundtracks and background noise. These sounds are used to help enhance the movie experience. It could help with the movie's tone, help increase mood, and more. Sound in film is very important because it helps get the message across more easily, helps show emotion, and can dictate how the mood is in the audience,

Reflection:

I learned why sound is even more important than I was led to believe in film and making movies. While writing I had to think about what might be happening and what could possibly affect the mood/tone of the movie and what would that genre typically have or say in its movies. Looking up real movies quotes and sound effects was harder than i thought because I know some of the sounds but i needed the proof for it. 

https://www.moviemistakes.com/best/thriller/quotes#:~:text=Best%20thriller%20movie%20quotes%20of%20all%20time%201,8%20Batman%20Forever%20%28%201995%29%20...%20More%20items

https://www.drivingmovies.com/the-most-memorable-car-chase-quotes-from-driving-movies

https://kidadl.com/quotes/best-sci-fi-quotes-of-all-time

Group progression: Teammate Trouble

Introduction:

My media studies group consists of myself and one other girl; from the start of my posts, we have been working together on all of the assignments and helping each other out here and there but mostly independent work. So far, this has been working out to our benefit and we both have been on track and getting good grades on our assignments because of this set-up. Today we were supposed to be working on finishing up our camera movement/video storyboards and then go think about our movie setup, but unfortunately, she left the Aice program and had to be taken out of our class so now I'm currently working by myself as a group. 

Preliminary Exercises 11: Camera Movement Video Storyboard

 Introduction:   

Today we will be looking more into how to make storyboards for film and TV preparation. My last post was about camerawork while this one is about camera movement. Unlike camerawork, camera movement is about capturing shot size, camera angle, framing, and composition while also being in motion and moving in any direction. Later I'm going to film these shots and it would show how accurate and helpful having a storyboard is and it has deepened my understanding of storyboard.

Reflection:

In this exercise I learned how to make a storyboard for a video so that when its time for me to film my movie, I will have a better idea of how to make it plus I will need it for my next preliminary exercise.