St. Peter’s College

 

Performing Arts

 

Year 9 Unit 4 Film and Television

 

Read through the sheet on Music for films and answer the following questions in your book

 

 

 

1)     Why is music important in Films?

 

 

2)     What was used to accompany ‘Silent’ Films?

 

 

3)              Explain exactly what a cue sheet (timing sheet) is. What is it used for?

 

 

4)              What are the composer’s main problems or tasks in writing music for films?

 

 

5)              What role does the conductor play?

 

 

6)              In “Big Country”, what effects are used to create the ‘cowboy’ atmosphere?

 

 

7)              Which native musical instruments create a Russian feeling in the film “Dr. Zhivago”?

 

 

8)              Name the famous Russian Composer of the music for “The Guns of Navarro”

 

 

Create a story board for an advert. It could be cars, sport, food or any household object.

 

Write down what instruments you would use in your advert and why.

 

Create a timeline saying when each instrument would enter and why.