{"id":526,"date":"2025-05-16T00:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T23:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2025-06-11T15:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:12:48","slug":"project-5-opening-no-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/project-5-opening-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 5- Opening No 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Song Overview And Diegetic Sound Planning:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">in post production is is important for me to emphasise it is diegetic music so i need to ensure it is blended with the city ambience. i will then use automation when the main opening no.1 song begins to play slowly push it to be non diegetic music to take centre stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/04\/IMG_1120-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\" style=\"width:305px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/04\/IMG_1120-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/04\/IMG_1120-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/04\/IMG_1120.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This image shows me recording ambiance and traffic noises witch i would have used and manipulated to sound like city traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Music Direction And Tempo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When writing opening no.1 the director requested that \u201ceach step is dictated by the beat of the music\u201d, also known as andante (73_77BPM) so i will fall on the higher end of this spectrum and possible go into double time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Stylistic Influences And Emotional Tone:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like the thought of it having a similar rhythm to lollipop by Mika as i like the tempo, swing and up beat emotional feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018funk has at least four identifying characteristics: syncopation, strong downbeats followed by a 16th&nbsp;note groove, seventh chord variants, and grooves driven by the bass guitar.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is what will make it fitting for the intro and outro of the film. For inspiration i have been listening to the songs \u2018lollipop\u2019 and \u2018i wish\u2019. I particularly like these songs because they have a good walking tempo that will match the picture. They also have really happy lyrics and melody\u2019s that will be good for the intro and outro of the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Distorting the outro will also create an interesting juxtaposition of happy and sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instruments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will strum 16th note funk patterns on guitar and collaborate with a funk bassist to build a bass line with groove and octaves. A strong drummer capable of tight, swung hi-hat patterns and a strong beat is essential to get the sound i want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The planned instrumentation is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drums: swung, jolly, tight, happy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synth: used sparingly at climaxed to increase texture and dynamics at different points of the song<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bass: octaves, walking, funky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guitar: 16th funk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Logic Pro Setup:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get things started i went onto logic and prepared it to begin the process of producing the songs. To do this i set the project tempo to 114 BPM as i believe this is the best tempo for funk music. I also set the tempo to E minor because this is the emotional pallet i want to work with, i then saved and named the file so i can easily access and find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/\u2022-project-5-Yr1-Opening-Song-Plan.logicx-Tracks.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/\u2022-project-5-Yr1-Opening-Song-Plan.logicx-Tracks.png 770w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/\u2022-project-5-Yr1-Opening-Song-Plan.logicx-Tracks-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/\u2022-project-5-Yr1-Opening-Song-Plan.logicx-Tracks-768x158.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To set up the base of the song i used The AI drummer tool on logic and started adding and manipulating sounds on logic to give me a better idea of exactly what i want for the song before i book a studio. The screen shot below shows how i took a longer bass line and trimmed out the notes that matched the chord progression i like. This will help me later on in the process when giving a bass player a reference on what i would like them to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-at-00.34.56-1024x531-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-at-00.34.56-1024x531-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-at-00.34.56-1024x531-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-at-00.34.56-1024x531-1-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">finnaly i recorded guitar and added it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initial plan will work as a reference to people i collaborate with to show them a basic idea of what i would like the final piece to sound like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/06\/project-5-Yr1-Opening-Song.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The ones below used samples <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A3NQ6j2jX6U\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/A3NQ6j2jX6U<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/06\/henry_jacob-college-rap.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2025\/06\/amalie-techno.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Song Overview And Diegetic Sound Planning: in post production is is important for me to emphasise it is diegetic music so i need to ensure it is blended with the city ambience. i will then use automation when the main opening no.1 song begins to play slowly push it to be non diegetic music to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":935,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-526","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/935"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":621,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/526\/revisions\/621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}