Code |
13107
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Year |
3
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Semester |
S1
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ECTS Credits |
6
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Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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Scientific area |
Cinema
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Entry requirements |
Some bibliography will be available in English.
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
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No
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Learning outcomes |
The learning objectives are directed so that the student is able to know and understand the role of music in a cinematic context. More specifically, it is intended that the student is able to: 1. Understand the sound and musical principles of film and audiovisual. 2. Understand the place and function of music in a cinematographic context. 3. Identify the organization of music within the structure of the film itself. 4. To promote sound and musical cinematographic analysis.
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Syllabus |
1. Idiosyncratic aspects of music. 1.1 The possible limits of the concept of music; 1.2 Abstraction, subjectivity and associative power; 1.3 Music as an autonomous and hybrid element; 1.4 The dawn of music in cinema.
2. Sound principles in audiovisual context. 2.1 Sound projections in the image; 2.2 Various types of listening; 2.3 Vertical and horizontal aspects; 2.4 The audiovisual scene and diegesis; 2.5 The "audiovisual phantom"; 2.6 The types of speech.
3. The function of music in cinematographic context 3.1 Context: 3.2 Characterization; 3.3 Narrative support; 3.4 Dramatic Emphasis; 3.5 Modulation of realities; 3.6 Unity and diversity; 3.7 The absence of music.
4. Film music and sound analysis. 4.1 Audiovisual location; 4.2 Functional aspects; 4.3 Organizational and structural aspects; 4.4 Complementary aspects (aesthetic, authorial, cultural, symbolic, historical, other).
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Main Bibliography |
Burt, G. (1994). The Art of Film Music. Boston: Northeastern University Press. Chion, M. (2011). A Audiovisão: Som e Imagem no Cinema. Lisboa: Edições Texto e Grafia. Cooke, M. (2001). Film Music. In S. Sadie & J. Tyrrell (Eds.), The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Second Ed.). Macmillan Publishers Limited, London. Gorbman, C. (1987). Unheard Melodies: Narrative Film Music. Indiana University Press. Hickman, R. (2005). Reel Music: Exploring 100 Years of Film Music. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Kalinak, K. (2010). Film Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
Filmography: Amadeus (1984) – Milos Forman Babel (2006) - Alejandro G. Iñarritu Blade Runner (1982) – Ridley Scott East of Eden (1955) – Elia Kazan Eyes Wide Shut (1999) - Stanley Kubrick Laura (1944) - Otto Preminger Paris, Texas (1984) - Win Wenders Taxi Driver (1976) - Martin Scorsese The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Sergio Leone
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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