FAVz068 Film/Music/Soundtrack. Theory and History of Music in Film and Television

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Claus Tieber (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kos, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Ondřej Pavlík, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Jan Trnka, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Trnka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 8. 11. 15:50–21:35 U34, Thu 9. 11. 15:50–21:35 U34, Fri 10. 11. 9:10–12:25 U34, Tue 28. 11. 15:50–19:05 U34, Tue 5. 12. 15:50–19:05 U34, Thu 14. 12. 12:30–14:05 U34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 69 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/69, only registered: 0/69, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/69
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Film is not just a visual, but an AUDIO-visual Media. Sound and Music are not always subordinated under the narration, and they are not "unheard". Music plays a significant role in the meaning making process of film and television as well as in its emotional effect in its audience. Film music research focuses on questions of meaning, affect and functions of music in films. As a relatively young (sub)discipline it combines film studies and musicology. Important research in this field has been conducted within the last decades. The course is focusing on the functions of music in film, its approach is rooted in film studies with significant knowledge in musicology and music history. (But no musicological analyses will be demanded or delivered) The course will give an overview about the history and theory of film music and wants to motivate students to analyse case studies of musical moments in films on their own. The main theoretical and methodological tools will be taught.
Syllabus
  • History of film music research, important theoretical approaches (Adorno, Gorbman, Herzog, Buhler etc.)
  • Functions of music in films
  • Sound and Music in Silent Cinema
  • Overview about the history of film musicals (Hollywood, Austria/Germany, France, India)
  • Classical Hollywood film music (Korngold, Steiner etc.)
  • New Music as film music (from Alex North and Leonard Rosenman to the use of Ligeti, Penderecki etc.)
  • Jazz in Film
  • Film Music and Opera
  • Song scoring, pop songs in films
  • Global perspectives
Literature
    required literature
  • DYER, Richard (2002): Entertainment and Utopia. In: Only Entertainment. London: Routledge, s. 19-35.
  • KALINAK, Kathryn (2010): What does film music do? In: Film Music: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, s. 1-31.
  • ALTMAN, Rick (1987): The Structure of the American Film Musical. The American Film Musical. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, s. 28-58.
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, working in smaller groups on given questions and present answers (within one unit)
Assessment methods
Written test; obligatory 100% attendance (with the exception of distance students who are allowed to miss 2 out of 6 sessions)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
General note: Obligatory 100% attendance (with the exception of distance students who are allowed to miss 2 out of 6 sessions).
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