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. |