LessonPage:Film scoring:Creating a story with a melody

Your assignment A story

Create a melody which tells a STORY.

2 points. Be sure to tell me what story your melody creates.

Don't try to get too fancy. Just a very simple melody which tell the audience a story.

Note: You can use the same stories in the Pop Quiz.

• Suggestion: "Running fast", "Birthday party", "Stealth".

6 to 8 seconds maximum!

From Oregon, Orsanct has completed this assignment. July 22, 2007

• From Oregon, Orsanct sent me a melody which creates the story of the Melody of Sea Serpent. 10 points.

• From Oregon, Orsanct sent me a melody which creates the story of A sad Christmas. 10 points.

• From Oregon, Orsanct sent me a melody which creates the story of PeeWee. 10 points.

From Germany, Blueygh2 has completed this assignment. September 6, 2007

• Blueygh2 sent me a melody which creates the story of Happy Run which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.

• Blueygh2 sent me a melody which creates the story of Mystery which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.

• Blueygh2 sent me a melody which creates the story of Cemetery which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.

From Florida, Joe Mac has completed this assignment. September 17, 2007

• Joe Mac used a melody to create the story of a Wedding/Marriage which you can hear by clicking here. (Wedding/marriage melody: Buscarino nylon string electric guitar into GarageBand 4 played ' live.') 10 points.

• Joe Mac used a melody to create the story of Christmas which you can hear by clicking here. (Xmas melody: Played midi controller into GarageBand. Used boldt ensonic celeste sound.) 10 points.

• Joe Mac used a melody to create the story of A pretty girl enters which you can hear by clicking here. (pretty girl enters: fender strat into GarageBand 4 .........New Nashville guitar setting, master track set to 'classical chamber.') 10 points.

Update

I asked Joe Mac to try shorter musical cues and to hold the last note. Here are his results.

• Joe Mac used a melody to create the story of a Wedding/Marriage which you can hear by clicking here. (Wedding/marriage melody: Buscarino nylon string electric guitar into GarageBand 4 played ' live.')

• Joe Mac used a melody to create the story of Christmas which you can hear by clicking here. (Xmas melody: Played midi controller into GarageBand. Used boldt ensonic celeste sound.)

• Joe Mac used a melody to create the story of A pretty girl enters which you can hear by clicking here. (pretty girl enters: fender strat into GarageBand 4 .........New Nashville guitar setting, master track set to 'classical chamber.')

When you listen to these musical cues, they sound strange to end on just a sustained note. But remember that in a movie, there is a lot of action and dialog so this music will fit in perfectly.

From Brazil, Tiago Louis Zontag (Zon) has completed this assignment. December 26, 2007

• Tiago Louis Zontag (Zon) sent me a melody which creates the story of An agent invading a enemy place which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.

• Tiago Louis Zontag (Zon) sent me a melody which creates the story of A happy person walking on Sunny day which you can hear by clicking here. 10 points.

• Tiago Louis Zontag (Zon) sent me a melody which creates the story of A beautiful butterfly flying from flower to flower which you can hear by Media:Zon Flying little butterfly.ogg. 10 points.

May 17, 2008

• Tonto Silver has created this assignment.

The kings arrival.

The next page

Next is a fun pop quiz. You get to watch a movie and they make up stories. What fun! Creative pop quiz: The spy story - Deciding who is who?

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