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All sounds were made using Reason 4 and the synthesisers and samplers within the program.The track was composed and produced at home on a Windows PC with no external mixdown or compositional help.

Example of sampler and use of reverb and delay on vocal.

 

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USE OF RESOURCES

 First part and most important part of my research is im going to find out what sort of music is used for end credits of a crime based film and also what composers are normally used to create music for this genre.

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I copyed this from itunes it is a list of songs used in differnt crime films. It was really helpful as it gave me a chance to see in deatil different songs used in films and by being able to listen to all of them it means i can see the difference between the songs differents sounds used.

Different horror films taken from imdb Most Popular Crime Feature Films

1. Add to Watchlist Contraband (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. Dir: Baltasar Kormákur With: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller 109 mins.
 2. Add to Watchlist The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Not yet released Eight years after Batman took the fall for Two Face's crimes, a new terrorist leader, Bane overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that brands him an enemy. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
3. Add to Watchlist Man on a Ledge (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion... Dir: Asger Leth With: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell Crime | Thriller 102 mins.
4. Add to Watchlist The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker. Dir: David Fincher With: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 158 mins.
5. Add to Watchlist Dragon Eyes (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.8/10 X In St. Jude, drug dealers and corrupt cops have destroyed an urban neighborhood. But newcomer, Hong, has the fighting skills and moral vision to save this town from itself. Dir: John Hyams With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Peter Weller, Cung Le Action | Crime | Drama 88 mins.
6. Add to Watchlist The Raid: Redemption (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X A SWAT team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. Dir: Gareth Evans With: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy Action | Crime | Thriller 101 mins.
7. Add to Watchlist Drive (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbour. Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn With: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston Crime | Drama 100 mins.
8. Add to Watchlist Savages (2012) Not yet released Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend. Dir: Oliver Stone With: Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively Crime | Drama | Thriller
9. Add to Watchlist Super Troopers (2001) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X Five Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime. Dir: Jay Chandrasekhar With: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, André Vippolis Comedy | Crime | Mystery 100 mins.
10. Add to Watchlist Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Dir: Guy Ritchie With: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Thriller 129 mins.

These are the top ten crime films i think the trackilists for these films would be the best to look at as they are the top ten films for a reason.
During this week i met up with a friend which produces music for a profession i spoke him about the research i have done and asked if he could show me a few ideas he thinks would be appropriate so when i come to do my own i have a very clear idea from my research but also from him what it should be like. After researching i have realised i need to think about the purpouse of the song and how i want it to come across to the audience. As the genre of the film is "crime" the music cant be mellow, sad or scary as that does not fit the genre. Its needs to be suited so well that if you listened to it you would be able to tell what kind of genre it is. In my free time i listend to soundtracks from end credits of crime films, and realised it depends on what kind of crime film is it, for example if its a sequel the endings are normally cliff hangers so have upbeat music, that music is also used if the "hero" wins in the end and all the enemies (robbers) etc.. are defeated.

However if the film was a serious sad ending film the music will have a deep meaning and releate to what happened. I have decided to do an instrumental song with no lyrics. As the film is a sad ending very serious crime film. Im going to use music in different ways to be able to relate to this and be able to connect to the film very well.

This week im going to work with my friend so help "trial and error" a few pieces of music i will right up the outcome of this in my new lesson. By doing this and researching sound tracks in crime films i can get a feel for the type of music used in these films.

Review

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I am happy with my final product, looking back at the proposal form i have stuck to what i said i would do nothing really changed with out my project.

Word Counts

Artefact
Abstract/Sumarry- 50/100
Introduction-200/400
Research/Reveiw-450/900
Discussion/Development/Analysis-675/1350
Conclusion-125/250

MANAGE

Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities

Title or working title of project (in the form of a question) I have been commissioned to compose a two minute song for the end credits of a new film being released next March. The film genre is crime so the song i compose cannot be "soppy" or slow but a fast up beat song which will fit well with the genre and be a good ending to the film. Project objectives (eg, what is the question you want to answer? What do you want to learn how to do?  What do you want to find out?):  My project objectives are to be able to compose the song and it be successful and go well with the genre of the film. I want to be able to develop my skills in research and find a lot of information so I have enough research to be able to make the song suit the film perfectly. To improve my skills as a song writer and make my name well known. If it is a group project, what will your responsibilities be? N/A
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this project
Reasons for choosing the project (eg, links to other subjects you are studying, personal interest, future plans, knowledge/skills you want to improve, why the topic is important): The reason for choosing my project is I have an interest in composing my own music and the project is interesting and fun. It will involve a lot of research but I enjoy that as it means I can make the best possible music compared to others music used for the end credits of a film.
Section Three: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the project (eg, research, analysis, writing, preparing for the presentation, etc):  Activities to carry out is research on other films in the same genre as the film mine is in too, so I can see what kind of music is normally used. I’ll have to actually compose a piece of music. Prepare and present my research, my finished item and be able to talk about what I did and why.	How long this will take: Till Easter Half Term
Section Four: Resources
What resources will you need for your research, write up and presentation (eg, libraries, books, journals, equipment): Resources I will need are a computer to actually write up my progress and research on. I will need to talk to people to see what kind of music they like hearing at the end of them film. I will need equipment or a device to create or record a piece of music. What your areas of research will cover? I Will have to research in detail famous artists who created music for films and research what they take in to consideration. My research will also cover looking at different types of music and working out well what pitch and tones, tempo and so on go well with the genre crime.

Time Scale
It will take me atleast 8 weeks to conduct research, the research including what genre i should choose, what kind of music is in the genre. 8 weeks may seem quite alot for research but to break it down, the first two weeks will be watching  films within the genre i choose, then 3 weeks on analysing music used in the genre then the last week 3 weeks would be on deciding what kind of sound i want the final product too sound like.

i will now for the next 10 weeks compose the music. This broke down again, the first 3 weeks would be experimenting with different softwares to see what i can use and what i can very well. Once decided the remaining weeks would be stringing together different sounds to see what sounds good together and created a folder where all the sounds i want to use will be saved.

3 weeks i would take on making the song, trial and erroring different 2 minutes songs i make to see what i prefer, also i would go back and make sure the songs i make go with the genre.

4 weeks finishing off the song making sure it sounds good, also i would show it to people and ask them what they think of the product and if they can think of any way it could be improved.

1 week to improve the product if there are any comments.

1 week to create a a presentation and make sure all the work it together to show how i made the product and present it to the class.

Activity Log

November
During the first month of production i have focused on research of my product developing the idea. My idea being making song for the end credits of a crime film.

Research i have done so far done is looking in to different crime films on idmb and watching them to see what music they use and what effect it gives.

December
This month i carried on research i analysed the films and what kind of music is in the films and what effect they give and started to look on itunes on soundtracks for the films and analysed in depth the different sounds created and why they are effective and what the contribrute to the song.

January
I actually have started to make my song now, i tried using cubase but it was too time consuming so i decided to use a different software instead. Im experimenting with different sounds that could be in my song and if it it fits the genre of crime.

Ferbruary
I have nearly finished the end of my song, and are just editing a few things within the song, the song was origianlly 4 minutes but i decided to cut it down to just 2 minutes as it may get a bit boring to people that are listening as the song is a bit repetitive.

March
Everything came together the song it completed and ready to show i just need to finish off my blog and create a powerpoint this will be down by the end of the week.

Ideas For Extended Project

Whats going to make my project good:
-Planning
-Researching
-Developing
-Reveiwing

Whats skill i will develop:
-Research and Reveiw
-Planning
-Analysis
-Evaluation

My idea:
I have been comissioned to compose a two minute song for the end credits of a new film being
released next March. The film genre is crime so the song i compose can not be "soppy" or slow
but a fast up beat song which will fit well with the genre and be a good ending to the film.

Research will be a key part in producing the song, as i will need to look into other films in this
genre and see what kinds of music they have used for end credits. Also what kind of people are
usually used to produce and compose music for end credits of film or the music for the films.

Developing my ideas, i need to be able to do my research and put it in to practice, by this i
mean anaylise other music used in this genre, being crime, and start to be thinking about if the
i compose will be instrumental or if their will be someone singing.

I will make a few different snippets i could use for end credits and play them to maybe friends,
family and the local public to see what they think of if and ask them to fill in a servy.

To keep a record of my ideas and my progress i will keep my blog updated with research
servys i will create and also i will create a powerpoint where all my planning, research, 
 development, different ideas, peoples reveiws, my final piece and my evaluation of everything
during the time and also my personal opinion on my song and if i think its like compared to
songs in the same genre is mine, crime.

Evaluation Of Apps Presentation

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In our prestentation to the other members of the class, we decided to have less detail on slides and more of us speaking and explaining. I personally think if we would of just read it of the screen like other people did then the people listening would find it boring and wouldn't actually take in what we were saying. We explained in a lot of detail what our app was and what its functions were. I think we came first overall in the pitch and concept because we made the audience understand what our idea was and when they did answer questions we answered them clearly and in alot of detail. As well as this i believe people understood our pitch and liked it because it was an exciting idea and had a lot of potential. However even though i did talk about research to the class i don't think i did do enough research on other apps similair to ours. It was not very formal as we didnt stand up. But we did cover everything that the audience needed to know.