English and literacy

L2847

5–9

Students are enrolled at the Spellberg School of Film, where they learn how the language and techniques of filmmaking are used create meaning and to tell stories.

At the Spellberg School of Film, students explore how sounds are used in films to tell a story. They learn words used to describe sound effects and variations and listen to how combinations of sounds can hide or reveal things, make a scene more realistic, set a mood and influence audience feelings. After viewing a model sequence of sounds in a romance film, they choose sound effects for a comedy or horror film. This learning object is one in a series of four objects.

• Students explore how filmmakers use a range of music and other sounds to construct meaning and influence audience response.
• Students identify and apply film metalanguage.
• Students choose combinations of music and other sounds to enhance the telling of a story.

The learning object:

• illustrates how music and other sounds are used in films to shift the focus in a story and influence audience emotions;
• introduces key filmmaking terms and illustrates them with animations;
• tests understanding of filmmaking terminology via multiple-choice questions in a quiz;
• provides a model film sequence to establish sound techniques and their effects on an audience;
• provides a selection of sounds and camera shots for students to assemble, review and edit to suit a chosen genre;
• provides feedback on the context and emotional impact of each sound variation via a mentor character;
• includes an option to print a certificate summarising key principles of using sounds in filmmaking.

English and literacy

Comedies, Critical literacy, Film making, Genres, Horror stories, Love stories, Metalanguage, Mood (Emotions), Multimodal texts, Music, Romance films, Sound effects, Sound variations, Visual literacy

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