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In most films music is brought in at the end, after the picture is more or less locked, to amplify the emotions the film

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"In most films music is brought in at the end, after the picture is more or less locked, to amplify the emotions the filmmaker wants you to feel"

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This quote by Ken Burns recommends that music is utilized in movies to improve the emotions that the filmmaker desires the audience to feel. Music is normally added to a film after the image is more or less locked, indicating that the modifying and other elements of the film are total. Music is used to magnify the emotions that the filmmaker wants the audience to experience. Music can be used to create a certain environment or to stress a specific moment in the film. Music can likewise be used to stimulate specific emotions in the audience, such as happiness, unhappiness, fear, or thriller. Music is an essential tool for filmmakers to develop the wanted psychological response in the audience.

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Ken Burns

This quote is from Ken Burns somewhere between July 29, 1953 and today. He was a famous Director from USA. The author also have 32 other quotes.
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