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170224 UE Practical Course "Media Transitions" (2015S)

Film music and its context

Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Blocktermine im Schreyvogelsaal:
Mi 11.3. 09:00-11:00, Fr 13.3. 09:00-13:00
Mi 29.4. 09:00-11:00, Do 30.4. 09:00-12:00
Mi 06.5. 09:00-11:00, Do 07.5. 09:00-13:00
Mi 17.6. 09:00-11:00, Do 18.6. 09:00-13:00


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Music has a crucial function for the film narrative, but in many situations it is not consciously heard. During this course, aspects of film music will be examined in the context of other cinematic elements, such as sound in general, dialogue, and camera work, in order to develop a theoretical vocabulary.

Assessment and permitted materials

abstract, written examination

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Perception of film music as a narrative tool. Development of an individual methodology, according to literature between Theodor W. Adorno and Michel Chion.

Examination topics

Discussion of selected examples, alternately viewed from the perspectives of film studies, media studies, musicology, or narrative theory.

Reading list

Theodor W. Adorno, Hanns Eisler: Composing for the Films [1947], London 2005; Michel Chion: Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen, NY 2005; Gérard Genette: Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method, NY 1980.

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