Hello class,
This week, you will be listen to TWO videos to the right. They are both clips from the movie The Princess Bride.
Write one excellent paragraph that discusses how the music helps to tell the story.
In your paragraph, discuss how the music (1) helps to establish character, (2) how it provides insight into a particular character or event, or (3) how it intensifies the overall impact of the film. Use specific references to the scene, what is happening, and what about the music helps to tell the story.
Rubric:
10 pts: You wrote a blog, and I can tell that you watched the videos. 10 pts: You discuss how the music helps to establish character. 10 pts: You discuss how the music provides insight into a particular character or event. 10 pts: You discuss how the music intensifies the overall impact of the film.10 pts: You wrote at least 5 excellent sentences.
10 pts: You used excellent grammar and vocabulary.This is an extra credit assignment. You cannot lose credit for posting. You can gain up to 60 points.
Please write and submit your post for this assignment by Monday, December 14 for full credit.
In case you can't watch the videos to the right, here are the URL's for the videos:
The Chatty Duel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3gfFVmw0kA
Battle of Wits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EkBuKQEkio
7 comments:
This music help establish character because it goes with the characters actions of when they strike the sword at each other. The music also help describe the place they are fighting at. This music gives you a good idea how the people are. If you here this music without seeing a video clip of the actual scene you probaly know what the people are doing. I enjoy listening to this piece of music while they fight.
In the piece of music it help show how the characters were competitive against one another like when they begin to drink the music was gradually getting louder. Also this musical piece show what type of scene it was go be if you just here it. Well this music help give a good a good image of the movie scene. I feel that this musical piece was really good
The music in The Chatty Duel helped to establish the character because when the music started to play it helps the viewer to know when a bad character is coming or if a hero is coming to rescue someone. As the music continues the fight continues also. The tempo starts off slow then as the characters fight with their swords and when they fight quick the music in the background speeds up and it has a darker and deeper timbre. The music that was chosen for this part/scene of the film shows that the movie overall was probably about two guys fighting over who's better and who will win a particular women’s heart. The music help to tell the story because the music sounded creepy and if someone ever heard the music without seeing this part of the film can help them figure out what was happening in the movie.
The music in Battle of Wits was slowly playing in the background helped me to see that the one character was bad because of how he talked, the women he kidnapped and the knife/sword that he had against the princess's neck. The low drum that played and the stretching sound of the violin helped the mood of the scene stay scary and to keep the viewer curious about what's going to happen next.
In the Chatty Duel,the tempo is slow at first,sort of suspicious like.While the two men are talking,you can hear slow music in the background.When the start the sword fight,the music quickens,like someone is being chased or something.The music has a deep and dark timbre.It defines the character in black very well.
In Battle of Wits,the music starts off very suspicious like.The character in black walks up,and it seems as if something is about to happen.While they're talking,you can hear the suspicious music in the baclground.This has a slow and dark timbre,but it also sounds heroic a little.
The music in the battle of the wits has a slow tempo. It is played by mostly strings. I think thats the strings help establish the bald man. I think it describes the danger he poses to the man in the black. For the event at hand it describes it well. It builds up tension to show how dangerous the situation the two characters are in. It intensifies as the characters talk and in the intro. It also grows in tension as the bald man tries to make his choices. The music takes for a more dramatic turn when the bald man says he is close to finding out the answer. Lastly when they drink the music leaves a what will happen next feel.
Towards the beginning the music has a calm like feel to it. It is like the characters are sharing a bond between each other. This helps to establish that they are good, or heroes. The music changes when they duel. It has a more ominous feel to it. While the music builds in dramatic tension. To the overall storyline it gives a description of what is happening at the moment. It builds up tension as the duel proceeds on. In the end it has a sort of victorious feel to it, but things are still not over.
The music sounds like it is sad when the man explains what happens to his dad. When they are about to fight the music tempo increases and instruments are added. Also when they jump off of the branch the music makes somewhat of alonging sound.When he knocks the man out the music has alot of instruments sound making it like victorious sounds.
When the man goes up the hill the music makes a victorious sound. When he says pour the wine they make a surprising sound.
The music sounds like it is sad when the man explains what happens to his dad. When they are about to fight the music tempo increases and instruments are added. Also when they jump off of the branch the music makes somewhat of alonging sound.When he knocks the man out the music has alot of instruments sound making it like victorious sounds.
When the man goes up the hill the music makes a victorious sound. When he says pour the wine they make a surprising sound.
The music in the Chatty Duel helped to establish character, because it showed which character was evil, and which character was portraying the good guy. When the music starts to play sofly and sadly in the beginning it shows that the man is telling a sad story. When the music gets kind of piercing and a little louder it shows that something bad is about to happen, it goes along with the men fighting. The music also helps display the character's actions, because when they were flipping over the bar and landing the music portrayed their actions. Overall the music gave the movie a harsh, dramatic, battle feel to it.
In the Battle of Witts the fast tempo of the music in the very beginning, has an anxious feel to it, which shows someone running. When the music goes deeper it shows the dramatic and intense moment of the movie. The music also went along with the trick, when the man in black was being silent, because he already knew the trick, the music portrayed his thoughts. Overall the music gave this movie a thoughful, but scary feel to it.
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