Intro to Music Film

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

An introduction to the history and methods of music and film, concentrating on the sound film era. A roughly chronological approach sketches the main technological innovations and industrial history, while weekly topics focus on such issues as emotion, narrative, genre, choreography (including that of the camera), television scoring, sound boundaries, and intertextuality. X-List: Film Studies, American Studies. Fulfills the HALC requirement.