Call Number | 20495 |
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Day & Time Location |
F 2:10pm-3:00pm 212A Lewisohn Hall |
Points | 0 |
Grading Mode | Ungraded |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Xiaoyi Zhong |
Type | DISCUSSION |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | Some of the most exciting theoretical moving image work in recent years has centered on the problem of the acoustic sign in cinema and especially around the relation between image track and sound “track.” This course rethinks the history and theory of cinema from the point of view of sound: effects, dialogue, music. From cinematic sound recording and play-back technologies through Dolby sound enhancement and contemporary digital audio experiments. Revisiting basic theoretical concepts from the pov of sound: realism (sound perspective, dubbing), anti-realism (contrapuntal and dissonant effects), genre (the leitmotiv), perception (the synaesthetic effect). The silent to sound divide considered relative to the 19th century Romanticism of the classical Hollywood score associated with the Viennese-trained Max Steiner to the scores of John Williams. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Film |
Enrollment | 3 students (20 max) as of 9:05PM Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
Subject | Film |
Number | GU4049 |
Section | 001 |
Division | School of the Arts |
Open To | Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies |
Note | Class begins second week of the semester |
Section key | 20241FILM4049W001 |