Film scoring/Creating a motiv

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Melodies can be themes

 * Another use of melodies
 * You can use a melody as theme (a motiv).


 * Associating a melody with an actor, location, or action
 * In a movie, there are always themes. There are the "good guy" and the "bad guy".  There is the "romantic love interest".


 * Some locations can have special meaning to the characters in the movie.


 * Certain actions can evoke certain feelings in the audience.


 * All of these need musical themes. A musical theme is simple melody which create s specific feeling.


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Controlling the audience

 * Spoon feed the audience
 * It might seem unnecessary to the filmmaker but audiences like to be told what his going on. Audiences want the movie explained to them.


 * The only easy way to do this is with music. And the easiest way to do this is with musical themes.


 * When the bad guys appear, play a musical theme for the bad guys.
 * When the children appear, play a bright and bubbly theme for children (assuming you want the audience to like the children in your motion picture.)
 * When the love interest appears on the movie, play a romantic theme.


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[[Image:Blue check.svg|48px]]Your assignment - Part 3 - A motiv [[Image:Nuvola apps juk.png|48px]]

 * Create a melody (musical theme) for characters in the movie.


 * 2 points each. Create a musical leitmotif (leitmotiv) for a character in a movie.


 * To make this assignment easy, I have selected the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

 * The four characters in the story
 * 1. The Papa Bear
 * 2. The Mama Bear
 * 3. The Baby Bear
 * 4. Goldilocks


 * Create a short melody (motiv) for each of these characters.


 * Keep it simple!!!!
 * Use about 7 notes of a single musical instrument. That is all!!!!


 * Try to keep it under 4 seconds. NO LONGER!!!!


 * The purpose is to create a mood, not to create beautiful music.

Create motiv (melody) for each of these figures.


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 * Now that you have created a motiv, you can play the motiv in different ways to create both moods and continuity. Exercise : Creating continuity


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