Movies

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Movies

• COM 160, Chapter 7 Lecture
• Michael Slefinger

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movies

• Preproduction
• Production
• Post Production

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PreproductionQuestions For The Producer

• Where to begin?
• Whos gonna make it?
• Whos gonna pay for it?

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PreproductionWhere to begin?

• Original Idea
• Existing Work
• Person

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PreproductionWhos gonna make it?

• Writer
• Director
• Actors
• Technicians

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PreproductionWhos gonna pay for it?

• Studios
• Bank loan/Private Investors
• Famous Movie People

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Production

• Whos in Charge?
• Director
• Who Makes it Pretty?
• Production Designer

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Director

• Getting Involved
• Budget
• Running The Show

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Production Design

• Screenplay hints at how film should look
• Work should go unnoticed

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Jobs in Production Design

• Production Designer
• Art Director
• Construction Coordinator
• Set Decorator
• Lead Man
• Swing Gang
• Set Decorator

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Product Placement

• Overt
• Name/Slogan/Jingle repeated
• Newest Technology
• Subtle
• Products used within story
• Arguably, part of authenticity of location
• Promotional fees

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PostproductionMore Questions

• How Does It Look?
• How Does it Sound?
• Will People See It?

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EditingHow Does It Look?

• Works with Director
• Spots technical issues
• Coding
• Links shots with sound

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Sound DesignHow Does It Sound?

• Often overlooked
• Also supposed to go unnoticed

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3 Types of Sound

• Dialogue
• Sound Effects
• Music

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1. Dialogue

• Speech
• Script/Character/Actor -specific
• Voice-Over Narration
• Closely associated with film noir of 40s and 50s
• ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement)
• About 30 of dialogue recorded during
  postproduction in a sound studio

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2. Sound Effects

• Ambient Sound
• Low-level sound produced by environment
• Foley Technique
• Live performance/recording of sound effects in
  synchronization with the picture
• Doppler effects
• Spatializing sound by altering its pitch

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3. Music

• Setting the Scene
• Adding Emotional Meaning
• Background Filler
• Creating Continuity
• Emphasizing climaxes

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Music Licensing

• Songs audiences already familiar with
• Preexisting emotional link
• Helps set scene
• Success can be reversed

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MarketingWill People See it?

• Preproduction
• Production
• Postproduction

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Preproduction
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Production

• Unit Publicist
• Unit Photographer

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Postproduction

• Trailers
• Merchandise
• New Technology