What is a motif? Motif examples from well-known films.

Have you ever noticed how sometimes films reuse a piece of sound, music, or visuals over and over again? When that happens, it’s called a motif.

Motifs can add layers of narrative significance to your film. When they support the overall theme, they really drive home what you’re trying to say to the audience. Whether you use motifs through props, music, color, sets or dialogue, these recurring elements help underscore the theme of your narrative.

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Question, so whats it called when music can foreshadow whats going to happen? Like in Jaws, the shark music plays when an attack is about to happen

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Is the jaws music a motif because every time it's played it makes the viewer scared and they know what's coming?

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Hey! Thanks a lot! I was wondering, could you please share some sources where I can read up on motifs in film? I'm struggling with the research and would appreciate the help!

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