Music

In our group we had a meeting discussing weather to have music in our film. Firstly we had to decide which film we were going to submit out of the group, so we watched through each of the groups films and analysed them. We decided that Ollie's film was well put together and edited well so we decided this would be the version of our film that we would submit.

We watched through this film a couple of time, breaking it down into clips and deciding the pace of the film and which music would match with the clip. WE discovered that the most popular idea that arose with each scene was the use of dub step. We decided this would be a strong idea, as it would contrast with the Gothic theme of the film, yet work well with the pace of the film.

We researched different styles of dub step on YouTube and found some music videos that we thought would work well. We wrote down the links of these videos onto a piece of paper, along with our initial thoughts. we also included general ideas about the film, such as the length and the general theme of the film.

We will submit this information, along with a draft of the film to the foundation music students for them to create a piece of music to overlay onto our film.

Sweeney Todd music annalysis

The sound in this changes various times within the clip, which changes the atmosphere completely through the scene.

At the beginning when Sweeney is watching the judge come towards the barbers, music is played using a violin which builds up tension as it gets faster and louder. the sound of the character walking up the steps and entering the shop, making the bell ring also adds tension as the character is getting closer. the music dulls down as they have a conversation with slight sounds of violins underneath the dialogue. the creaky floorboards that moan when the characters walk across also add effect as it incorporates the surroundings into the sound.

The mood switches when Sweeney starts to talk to the judge as a real customer, as the sound of a harp sounds over the dark music which gives a smooth transition but a strong change of atmosphere.

the dark sound of violins cut out when the characters begin to sing and the overlay of music is left with harp music.

The characters begin to whistle and hum to the music which brings the music closer into the clip rather than just overlaying it on top.

The music takes a sudden change after this, as the sound of violins is brought back into the clip which begins to build up the tension once again.

Sweeney goes to fetch his knife, and the sound of the knife being unfolded is exaggerated with a high pitch noise. this same noise is repeated in the background numerous times whilst Sweeney is singing.

The music suddenly jumps back to happy when the judge talks, and then goes back to the dark music when he goes back down, as if the judge is interrupting.

The music begins to get louder and the tones begin to stretch longer as Sweeney rings the blade to the judges neck, then all of a sudden a happy tune pitches in and the dark music is cut out and Sweeney simply shaves the judge, although the audience were to expect the worst due to the reputation of the character.

The sound of the blade that was incorporated before in the film was still repeated in the background within the sound of happy flutes, which subtly reminds the audience of the sharp blade he is still holding.

The music still pays joyfully as the characters sing, but as sweeny brings the blade to the characters neck the music begins to sound sinister, however the characters still sing the words which makes the transition of happy to horror music smooth and subtle.

Final Film

Final film

I like this shot of the abbey as it shows the audience some strong Gothic architecture which was the main aim of our film.

A problem we faced in making this shot, is that we did not get hold of the Abbey until the day, which limited us to how long we could film before the public came in. We should have contacted the Abbey before the day of filming to allow us to plan our filming around the arrangements we would have made.
The main problem with the film is that the footage we captured was shakey. therefor this was hard to edit together and may not be easy to watch. If i had to film again i would plan more still shots using a tripod to balance out the movement of the other shots. Using a tripod would also allow me to use lost of different filming techniques such as panning and zolly shots. Another problem we faced whilst filming was the fact that we were filming in public places. The best way to overcome this is to go at a quiet time. However, as we went to one of our locations later in the day when there were less pedestrians and cars about, it began to get dark. This limited us to a short time of filming as the camera wasn't picking up the footage we wanted, However, it did give our film and eerie effect. Some of our footage was ruined because one of the members of our groups legs can be seen in the shot. This was because we rushed this shot which didn't give us time to clear the area. It is important to make sure there are no distractions that can be seen on camera when filming, so we should have been more aware of obstructions before we started shooting.
An ongoing problem we had when filming, was bringing a battery with us. On multiple occasions we had to run back to college to collect the battery that we had forgotten, which limited the time we had to film. Next time our main priority before leaving will be to make sure we bring everything with us and double check before we leave to our filming destination.