Video Production--Music in Video

Exploring the Power of Music in Video

"In media the image gives us the information, while music tells us how to feel about it."  Author Unknown

Essential question: How does music manipulate a story or video?  

View the following twisted versions of some well know movie trailers.

Example One

Example Two

Example Three

Check out "Don't Forget the Music" from Next Vista for Learning

Your task:

Create your own "three movie" project.  

Step 1:  Record 30 seconds of video content.  It can be from a) 30 seconds (the legal limit) of a well known movie, b) a 30-second conversation between a few people in class, or c) an original recording you've made of something potentially boring or ordinary, like traffic.

Step 2:  Add background music to make listeners feel three different ways about the dialogue or video footage:  creepy, sad, sentimental, happy, whatever.  You may use Garageband to create your music.

Samples  (taken from JasonOhler.com):

      Sequence One               Sequence Two           Sequence Three

Bottom Line:  Music has great power to change and overtake a story if over used or over played.  Make sure your music adds to your story.  The other way around is a music video.