The Great Train Robbery

Time: 00:00
Intro: of energetic orchestral music

time : 00:09
music :starts to dim down and becomes sad in this it builds tension
sounds :gunshots train in the background.

time :00:39
spooky music
sound hitting sound

time : 1:09
sound heavy foot steps door creeks

time : 1:16
sound : train lets out smoke

time : 1:34
sound train gets louder

time 2:05
sound: a loud band as the man hits the floor of wood

time : 2:10
more dramatic gunshots

SILENT FILM

TASK: - CREATE A MUSIC CUE SHEET FOR THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY 



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Silent Film.

Evaluation for film project

A)How effective  your own contribution to the staging of the performance was, identifying areas you could improve in the future. 

On the day of collaboration performance with the L2 Acting students, my contribution took place in in the Camdon peoples theater ,the first thing that was do was getting the equipment ready for the show so we had to get our intruments from the van to unpack whiles doing this we had to make sure things were packed where it had to be as if we were in the studio , as we was in a new inviroment and the stage was different to what we practiced on, it was much harder to play and keep focust as also the lights were in the way of the keybord and made it confusing as it gave a weird look as the shadow was on the keys and created some eluestion if I had to improve or change anything about the staging it would have to be the to do a rehersal with the stage lights and maybe get use tho the light switch as it they change from diffrent colours.


B) How, and to what extent was your work informed by the contextual research you undertook?

The resherch that was done that enspiered us to create that type of melody ,we performed was by the grate music directer and composer John Williams done, also the drama students and music students were creative just like John Williams as he is in a fild with both dramtic seans and for us to look at their work and  play music allowed us to understand just like John this made our peace come together through the resherch.

EVALUATION

As this unit has now come to an end I look at how I have grown in my knowledge1 on how the performance and rehearsal have taken place in both good ways and bad.

for my group to really get where we wanted to I can not say it was easy but we managed to get there through hard work this was done by coming to rehearsals on time and deeply looking into what had to be done and changed these shows are dedication.

The things we specific did to get our peace was done some research on other artists that we know that we cold either sample some of their rhythms and make it part of our tune, however, this was harder than expected for everyone had all different types of music and different artists, one of the songs was loving you by Minnie Riperton everyone was shocked to why I picked this but in my mind there is so much you can do with one song by slowing it down, speeding it up, even an acoustic version, all these things were thought about, however it was fountoohard for other, so we diced to start of from scratch.

I started of by playing random notes just to find something that sounded nice and natural and the by my luck I started playing the notes C,D,E, F and after playing it over again and agin everyone agreed that this should be are melody, /into or even course. After playing this tune the band started looking at things they could be adding in to make a well played song that will go well with the video that was given to us.

My contribution to the performance I would say was very effective for it was partly the main melody, and in a performance the audience will be the ones to recognise and remember that however to be by the drummer base and guitar, it really brought it together, not so much that everyone would be on their feet but something quite laid back.

Although I had a wonderful experience with the performance their is always room for improvements such as the tempo the band was going, not to say it was bad because we stayed in time and kept a steady pace, but I noticed it was quite slow, and this may of made the peace more less boring so if we had let the tempo up a little then it would be fine.

BANG REHEARSALS

Today was the first day I finally got with the band after being sick, however I was on the ball and ready to see what they had done, and given that it was just one lesson they said they didn't want to make any major plans so they was only jotting things down on what type of vibe they are looking for in terms of songs.

We all gave are ideas and suggestions and the results of that we ended up thinking if we could come out our comfort zone and do some things we have never done before.

Now we were thinking things more classical or even western so we can also expand and explore or knowledge towards a grate composition.

BAND FILM PROJECT

With todays lesson we was given are task on how we will be collaborating with the performing art students and that we would make a silent movie over there work, this would later on be performed live in a theatre, were we can represent Westminster Kings Way.

However we was making short plans on and jotting down notes of what we would need for there performing arts students, an example would to make some typical sounds such as walking steps, this would add a good effect towards the peace.

Silent Movie & Notes

We started this song in logic where we was preparing for the performance of the Level 2 performing arts students we created a theme tune that was played though out their show case and this energised the audeiance  and was so catchy that it will be able to stick to their heads, we later played the same song but the origanal peace.
However we had a song that we composed but we didn't play it as the level 2 performing arts students were performing without our song this was hard to take in as we spent a lot of time doing so, this made me feel like it set us back and it was a waste of time

Foley

Sound effects for the video 

• Rope Pulling in the start of the film (4 seconds)
• Gun shots  (6 seconds in )  
• scratching along side the pulling of the rope 
•  Breathing/snoring whistling (22 seconds in )
• Triangle sound 33 seconds in 
• Gun Shots 42 seconds in  

BAND REHERASALS

For todays lesson we was looking at instrumentals that could maybe give us some sort of idea to help us start somewhere, it came down to even if something like a tune sounded like a theme and we could create the our song of it.

We had are guitarist to play anything that he was comfortable with and tried to vibe with him and get some keys down on the keyboard or even add some lyrics or an chorus towards it after all the play we recored are selfs on our mobile divides to remember how we conducted are peace.

John Williams

Case Study Task :1b&c

John Williams is an Amazing composer and has done a wide range of music/ film score for almost the greatest films, that have huge fan base. His film scores argued to be the biggest in the movie business.
He has done E.T.  multiple SAR WARS film scores, Harry Potter film scores and Jurassic Park all these films are know as some as the greatest movies ever made, and for MR Williams to be the writer of the film score just show's how much of a crate composer he is.

One thing we can think about with John Williams work is how can it be recognised just by the ear so maybe listen for instruments that maybe Mr Williams will often you such as the violin.

He uses a full orchestra in most of is film scores this will create his peace to be more up lifting and give it something to be looking forward to as it is John himself composing it.

  

THE SECRET CINEMA

TASK:

In a pair, choose a film that you both know really well and discuss how you would produce it as a secret cinema event.

Task 

FILM: Attack The Block	ARRIVAL OF AUDIENCE: Everyone will receive a text message on the day. The text will tell you the meeting point of the audience. at the meeting point there will be a bus waiting for you to take you to the secret location.
ACTED SCENES:                                                       Alien\Zombie invasion battles in the wide corridors of the estate	LOCATION: An abandoned estate and the space around it.m Wide corridors and the houses in the estate. Underground car park and private estate park.
LIVE MUSIC: Invasion\Dramatic Music London Hip Hop\Rap	INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS:
OTHER: Food & Drink. Bars and corner shops for snacks. Merchandise and props.

John Williams

•  Orchestral 
• Dramatic/epiz
• Brass
• Drums (snere + timpani )
• Strings 
• short + simple melodies 
• (Woodwind backirs )
• Ostinato - repeated phase 
• Theme -melidy 

With John Williams he is ultimately one of the best orchestra's that generations have seen how one man can think of such a fantastic musical ideas thats could impact on many films that will forever rememberable.

What type of ensemble does he score his film music for?  He scored his films for Star Wars , Jaws , Close , Superman ,Wore horse and manny more this clearly shows how Williams is considered one of the greatest composers.

How did he end up working with Steven Spielberg? He ended up working with Steven years before his success in 1974 as they both composed music and and also started to feature in more films.

How do they collaborate? They both have helped each other over the years be recognised by the symbolic compositions and awarded one of the best movies . So clearly as Seven Spielberg as a directer Williams as a composer have one of the best relationships in the music industry in hollywood.

What major work did he score for George Lucas?  He done a major score as george lucas was looking for someone to write afilm score for him.

Describe the motifs/themes in: a)     Jaws is an intense on your seat thrilling movie that will create themes of making the views be very alert towards what is going on also will create themes of uncertainty and being scared would deferentially be a common theme in not only jaws but however in Williams other scores.  b)       Close Encounters of A Third Kind c)        Star Wars (choose 2) this film score gave an imaginative and mysterious

Describe the compositional techniques used in ET and hw do they differ from Superman and Indiana Jones? The techniques used in et up is an up lifting

What makes his music so recognisable compared to other film scores from a similar era?  I think that what makes his music so recognisable are in manny things such as the people he works with so already movie lovers and music lovers could feed into his work. Also I feel

Any other points to add?