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  • Year 9

Film Music

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    How music shapes film

    I can explain some of the ways that music helps to shape the way we experience films.
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    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Action in early movies

    I can explain how music was used in early movies, and can create music for a typical chase scene in a silent movie.
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    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Tension in early movies

    I can explain how music in silent movies helps to create tension and suspense.
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    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Scoring a silent movie

    I can combine different elements to create a live musical accompaniment for a silent film.
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    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Representing characters through music

    I can explain how leitmotifs are used in film music and have created a simple leitmotif.
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    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Motivic transformation

    I can transform a leitmotif to reflect changes in a character.
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    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

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