Comments on: Saying It Without Words http://phantommoose.com/2008/02/13/saying-it-without-words/ The filmmaking adventures of three teens and their families Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Emilie http://phantommoose.com/2008/02/13/saying-it-without-words/#comment-223 Emilie Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:27:21 +0000 http://phantommoose.com/2008/02/13/saying-it-without-words/#comment-223 True, but I didn't mean to use it as an excuse. Just to enhance the feeling. Like in silent movies, everything would make sense and you would know that the person was happy or sad, but the music would make the <i>audience</i> feel it more and it would <i>enhance</i> the emotion, not replace it. E True, but I didn’t mean to use it as an excuse. Just to enhance the feeling. Like in silent movies, everything would make sense and you would know that the person was happy or sad, but the music would make the audience feel it more and it would enhance the emotion, not replace it.

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]]> By: Jordan http://phantommoose.com/2008/02/13/saying-it-without-words/#comment-220 Jordan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:02:25 +0000 http://phantommoose.com/2008/02/13/saying-it-without-words/#comment-220 <blockquote cite="Emilie">I think soundtracks are a HUGE part of evoking feeling! That’s what makes Looney Tunes so succesful!</blockquote> Good point. The soundtrack does a lot for driving the story, but if you are still saying things when you could be showing things, the story really does not come across. In other words, having a great soundtrack is no excuse to use bad story-telling techniques. Good story-telling through showing and good soundtrack go hand in hand. I did neglect to mention that <em>One Froggy Evening</em> does have a great soundtrack, which helps drive the story along. However, you could mute the sound, and all the parts except the singing frog would still make sense.

I think soundtracks are a HUGE part of evoking feeling! That’s what makes Looney Tunes so succesful!

Good point. The soundtrack does a lot for driving the story, but if you are still saying things when you could be showing things, the story really does not come across. In other words, having a great soundtrack is no excuse to use bad story-telling techniques. Good story-telling through showing and good soundtrack go hand in hand.

I did neglect to mention that One Froggy Evening does have a great soundtrack, which helps drive the story along. However, you could mute the sound, and all the parts except the singing frog would still make sense.

]]> By: Emilie http://phantommoose.com/2008/02/13/saying-it-without-words/#comment-219 Emilie Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:26:21 +0000 http://phantommoose.com/2008/02/13/saying-it-without-words/#comment-219 Nice post!! But I think soundtracks are a HUGE part of evoking feeling! That's what makes Looney Tunes so succesful! Emilie Nice post!!

But I think soundtracks are a HUGE part of evoking feeling! That’s what makes Looney Tunes so succesful!

Emilie

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