Like every other teen film opening, there is always music playing whether it's diagetic or non-diagetic. The syllabus is very strict about the guidelines for the music/sound we choose to use in our film openings. It has to be copyright free.
What is copyright?
Copyright gives the creator of music, a film, a book,etc. legal rights to control who uses the product and how it is distributed. This is done to ensure the creator/artist will get paid.
Why is it important to use sound that is copyright free in our film openings?
First of all, using copyrighted sound is against the law. If we used a music track that had copyrighted protection, the posted your film on YouTube, you would be breaking the law.
We gain more marks if we create sounds ourself, for example, by using GarageBand. This is because it shows our knowledge of what copyrighting is and that we understand the copyright law by sourcing music that is copyright free. We are awarded more marks for increased level of creativity.
If we show that we are layering sound, for example, using a copyright free track but also adding sound effects like glass-downs and footsteps, and possibly a bit of ambient sound, like cars driving by or sirens, we will achieve high marks for our use of sound in your production.
What is the concept behind Creative Commons?
Creative Common is a website where artists upload their music and allow it to be used for free.
In our lesson, we were given a video with no sound and were asked to find a copyright free sound/song that matches with the atmosphere the video perceives. Which is shown in one of our previous blogs.
I personally, would use Garageband as I downloaded their app on my iPhone. The app gives you all instruments,e.g. guitar, piano, violin, etc. which you can record yourself playing and you can make a soundtrack.
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