#tanum

RHYTHM - caused by patterns in movement. What are those footsteps in the dark room? Are they slow or fast? Running or sneaking up on you? Rhythm controls the pace of action in your story. Rhythm can be repeated character types, weapons, or color strategies. We see and hear rhythm throughout nature as well as in our digital environment. Rhythm organizes units into patterns. Rhythm is created through repetition, alternation, and progression.

ALTERNATING - Alternating rhythm is a form of repetition and is predictable. We switch back and forth from one thing to another like a tennis match. Alternating rhythm can create tension, such as switching close up head shots of one character arguing with another.

AUDIO RHYTHM - sounds that create patterns such breathing or shooting rounds of ammo.

CONCEPTUAL RHYTHM - Intensifies, moves along, or calms the story. Conceptual rhythm coordinates visual and audio rhythm with the pace of your story.

CONTRASTING RHYTHM - two or more sounds or motions at obviously different tempos.

LEGATO - means music in a smooth flowing manner, without breaks between notes or a smooth flowing motion.

POLYRHYTHMIC PATTERNS - use of simultaneous contrasting rhythms. A battle scene has many(poly) rhythms such as big guns, small guns, shouts, rumbles, footsteps, and explosions.

PROGRESSIVE - a pattern that changes over time to more or less intensity. Progressive rhythm makes us feel that. something is in an evolving state of change. We can tell when the battle is heating up by the rhythm of the sounds and the actions of the characters running toward or away from the fighting.

REPEATING - The same thing again and again gives us a feeling of predictability.

RHYTHM AND MOTION - When a motion repeats, speeds up, slows down it creates a rhythm. The rhythm of tai chi is slow. The rhythm of Kung Fu is fast.

STACCATO - When motifs such as lines or shapes repeat visual rhythm forms.