Year 9

To understand how and why film music has changed from mickey-mousing

Year 9

To understand how and why film music has changed from mickey-mousing

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will understand how sound was added to action in early films and cartoons. We will explore what 'mickey-mousing' is.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Why would "Star Wars" or other action films have music with a fast tempo?
Because the actors talked quickly.
So the film would finish quicker.
Correct answer: To match the fast paced action scenes.
Q2.
Which one of the films below did Hans Zimmer write music for?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Correct answer: Pirates of the Caribbean
Star Wars
Q3.
What is the purpose of an underscore?
To copy what the actors are saying and doing.
To have something to listen to.
Correct answer: To help shape the scene and create the mood of the action.
Q4.
What is mickey mousing?
Correct answer: Matching sound to the action in the scene.
The technique of drawing cartoons.
To create a mood in music.
Q5.
Which of these films also uses mickey mousing?
Fantasia
Inception
Correct answer: Tom and Jerry
Q6.
As cartoons developed in the 1930s, what was added?
Correct answer: Music for mood.
Music for talking.
Music using a digital audio workstation.