1. UNDERSTANDING
THE ELEMENTS
OF SOUND AND
MOVING IMAGE

2. GENRES OF A MOVING
IMAGE
Adventure Documentary Police
Animal Educational Thriller
Biographical Family War
Children’s Fantasy Youth
Comedy Film noir Science Fiction
Crime Game Romance
Dance Gangster

3. MOVING IMAGE
PRODUCTION
COMPONENTS
3D Online Games
Mobile Clips Series
Game
Consoles Episodes
Flick Book Stop Animation
In fills
4D
Trailers
Advert
Live Podcast
Video Music Videos
Blogging

4. SOUNDTRACK
COMPONENTS
Diegetic Sound Effects
Sound
Music
Non Diegetic
Sound
Singing
Instruments
Accapella
Dialogue

5. SOUNDTRACK
PRODUCTION
COMPONENTS
Microphones - Condensing & Dynamic
Instruments
Electronic Synthesizer
Software
Recording Studio

6. WHAT TO LOOK FOR
IN A SOUNDTRACK
Instrumentation: The use of instruments & vocals in a piece, the instruments used.
Tempo: The speed at which a piece of music is played, musical terms such as 'allegro' can be used.
Dynamics: The volume of which a piece of music is played. Musical terms such as 'piano' meaning quiet, and
'forte' meaning loud are often used.
Rhythm: A pattern of sound often used to accompany a main melody as a beat.
Melody: The main body of a piece of music, the leading instrument's piece.
Texture: The quality of a sound, how 'clear' a piece can sound, how music is put together, layers. One
instrument playing is 'monophonic', lots of instruments together would be 'polyphonic'.
Harmony/Key: The combination of sounds put together to sound well structured, often used in duets.
Structure: The music organised in layers, the intro, verses and choruses, and finally the outro. Solos are often
in pieces of music too.
Technology/SFX: Real or artificial sounds that are added to a piece of music or sound in order to create
atmosphere/mood or to support the event occurring.

7. AN ANALYSIS OF SOUND
FROM A MOVING IMAGE
The Thomas Crown Affair Intro -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3i-
Describe what the music sounds like:
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• Ambient sound
The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:
• Mid range piano key kicks in • Xylophone, piano, strings
• Building to create a short repetitive tune • Briefcase opening rustling of a bag
• Diagetic dialogue • Indoor ambiance
• Major
• Mumbling or conversation
• Layers of texture build
• Clapping in rhythmic Spanish pattern
• Tune carried by a violin
• Short motif What does the music suggest about the tone/characters in the film:
• Brass, introduction of percussion • Soundtrack reflects level of stress
• Woodwind • Impression of sarcasm and quick wit
• Popular and successful

8. AN ANALYSIS OF SOUND
FROM A MOVING IMAGE
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The Dark Knight Rises Trailer- http://www.thedarkknightrises.com
Describe what the music sounds like:
The music sounds very dramatic, as if it's determing the coming of a hero. Turns to dark and
mysterious, leaving with a steady uplifting orchestrated melody.
The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:
• Cheering
• Star Spangled Banner (American national anthem)
• Dialogue
• Echoing 'swooping' effects
• Explosions
• Crashing
• Rioters
• Synthesiser
• Electric Guitar
• Heavy beats
• Uplifting music

9. EVIDENCE OF MY
WORKINGS
Making the midi track

10. Syncing the midi with the moving image.