Film Workshop #5 - Music

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Major key - happy, energetic, upilifting

Minor key - sad, lathegartic, creepy, angry

Tempo - speed of the music- how fast/slow is the beat

Dynamics - volume- loud= forte, quiet = piano,

Crescendo - starts off quiet and gets louder, builds tension, intensity,

Diminuendo - starts loud then gets quiet, can be relaxing, make focus, bring down energy

Diegetic Sound - sounds that occur naturally

Non-diegetic Sound - music, or anything added to the scene

Song 1 - happy, energetic, major

Song 2 - sombre, relaxing,  minor

Reaping Day:

Major/Minor

Tempo - Fast/Moderate/Slow

Dynamics- Crescendo/Diminuendo/Static

Effect on the viewer - Hopeful, scared, anxious

Directors purpose - Puts us in the shoes of the children in District 12

Rue's Farewell:

What happens in the scene- Puts Rue to rest,  she died- was speared through the chest- we are not happy about this, mainly sad

Major/Minor

Tempo - Fast/Moderate/Slow

Dynamics- Crescendo/Diminuendo/Static

Effect on the viewer - depressed, sorrowful, melanchonic

Directors purpose - because someone just died, she was close with Katniss, Katniss is the main character, Katniss cares about because Rue is a child and reminds her of Prim.

In the scene where Rue dies, the technique of music is used effectively to show the theme of Hope & Rebellion. In this scene, we see Rue by Katniss put to rest after she is impaled with a spear by another tribute. The music used makes the audience feel depressed, sorrowful, and melancholoic through the use of minor chords, a slow tempo, and rising/falling dynamics. The purpose of this is to show the relationship between Katniss and Rue. They are friends and Katniss sees Rue like her younger sister Primrose. This worked well with the use of the three-finger-salute which is a symbol of hope from Katniss's district. This shows hope and rebellion because as a result of Katniss's actions, the people of District 11 start rioting against the Peace Keepers.