Music Elements
How high or low a note is
What is pitch?
a melody that recurs within a given work, usually with special significance to the drama
What is theme?
When 2 or more notes clash against each other and are not pleasing to the ear. Film makers use dissonance for effect during dramatic moments in a film.
What is dissonance?
A movie that only tells a story
What is narrative film?
The art of taking moving pictures.
What is cinematography?
The chart that music graphed on. Includes 5 lines and 4 spaces to place notes on
What is staff?
The relationship of a melodic line to other musical material in a given passage.
What is texture?
the “happiness” sound of the music. The music is in a major key.
What is major?
Plot, character, setting, theme, and mood are what..
What are the five aspects of drama?
The relationship between lighting, decor and costumes in a film and how they are photographed.
What is mise-en-scene?
How the song goes
What is melody?
the element of music when two or more pitches are played at the same time together.
What is harmony?
the “sad” or “dark” sound of the music. The music is in a major or diminished key.
What is minor?
Structure of the story, provides the basic framework for the drama
What is plot?
interrupt the chronological flow of the story, often bringing new insights to the current situation by showing events from the past.
What is a flashback?
The background music that goes along with the melody
What is accompaniment?
when 3 or more notes are played at the same time
What is a chord?
The element of music dealing with time.
The speed of the beats or passage
What is rhythm?
What is tempo?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution are parts of which type of plot?
What is casual plot?
section of film comprising a number of brief shots edited together in order to show a series of events in a condensed manner.
What is a montage?
A small melodic idea that can be used in larger melody or be used on it’s own.
What is motive?
A chord of 3 pitches
color or tone quality produced by voices, instruments, and various combinations of the two
What is timbre?
The story being funny, sad, whimsical, profound, optimistic, or dark, or possess any of countless other emotional qualities.
What is mood?
The three stages films are produced.
What are pre-production, production, and post-production?