Year 10 English Film Codes Mr Mac
Audio Codes
Dialogue: The words spoken by people in a film/TV show. The tone and emphasis used in dialogue can affect the way in which the viewer responds to people, places, objects, and ideas being discussed.
Tone: Tone is the emotional energy put into speech. This is commonly achieved through changing the pitch of the voice, and can indicate sarcasm, excitement, anger, sadness, and a variety of other emotions.
Read the following sentence aloud with a partner and see how different meanings can be achieved through changing the tone of your voice.
“Things aren’t always as they seem.”
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Emotion 2: ______
Emotion 3: ______
Emphasis: Emphasis is when a person will speak in such a way as to force special attention on particular words and phrases, most commonly through changing their volume and speed of their words. This can make things seem important, blame worthy, disgusting, and other such judgements.
Read the phrase below noticing the emphasised word, and explain how this changes the meaning of the sentence.
“She said I was allowed to.”
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“She said I was allowed to.”
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“She said I was allowed to.”
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“She said I was allowed to.”
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Music: Music is a powerful emotional force and will change the viewer’s emotional response to people, places, and objects. It can make the viewer feel happy, scared, hopeful, excited, or nervous.
Mood: Mood refers to an emotional setting. Music can be a powerful way of establishing mood.
In each of the following examples describe the type of music you would use to create the following moods.
A scary feeling like something terrible could happen at any moment
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Two people have just reunited and are filled with love for each other
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A playground where children are having fun and enjoying themselves
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Emphasis: Emphasis is when something has special attention placed on it. Music can do this well by emphasising characteristics of people, places, and objects.
In each example explain what type of music you would use to emphasise the following characteristics.
A man is very fat
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A woman is very attractive
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A job is very boring
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Sound Effects: Sound effects are those sounds added to a setting, such as footsteps, clanking cutlery, etc. They are primarily just a part of making a realistic setting but can also be used to affect mood and emphasis around people, place, and objects.
Mood: Mood refers to an emotional setting. Sound effects can be a powerful way of establishing mood.
In each of the following examples describe which sound effects you would use to create the following moods.
A scary feeling like something terrible could happen at any moment
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A business is greedily making a lot of money
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A playground where children are having fun and enjoying themselves
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Emphasis: Emphasis is when something has special attention placed on it. Sound effects can do this well by emphasising characteristics of people, places, and objects.
In each example explain what type of sound effects you would use to emphasise the following characteristics.
A man is eating a really disgusting burger
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A woman is very unfit
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A job is very boring
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