Assignments for April 11th

Remember to hand in a structured synopsis for Chion´s The three listening modes.

Assignments for April 4th

Please write two paragraphs on the relation between sound and image. In order to do so, pick a movie you like and discuss the role that sound plays in the film. Please differentiate between music, voice and noise.

Make sure you quote from the readings; both from Bordwell and Thompson´s text as well as from Chion´s Audio Vision.

Next week you must hand in a structured synopsis for Chion´s The three listening modes.

Assignments for March 28th

Sound Workshop –
To be handed in on March 28th.

1. What sounds are present – music, speech, noise?
2. How does sound affect the way we perceive each of the characters in the film?
3. What role does the sound plays in shaping the atmosphere of the film?
4. Are there non-diegetic sounds that influence our understanding of the story?
5. Please write a brief comment on the film. (1 to 2 paragraphs)

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Oral presentations

Please have a look at the oral presentations. If you haven´t signed up for one yet, please make sure you do so before the break.

• Semana 9
Proyecciones de imagen sobre sonido
Textos:
Capítulo 9 de David Bordwell y Kristin Thompson
- Sound in the Cinema (Jorge + Mario)

Película:La Jetée, & clips musicales: Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, etc.

Assignments for March 7th

Film critic Alejandro Martín will join us next class and he asked me to ask you to watch the film Juno. The film will be discussed in class.

Juno is playing in theaters all over the city. Please make sure you watch the film before class this Friday and bring to class your own review of the film. Refrain from writing a summary. Texts must be at least 400 words long.

Nota :: La clase del viernes 7 de Marzo será en español. Por favor traiga sus escritos en éste idioma. Gracias.

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Assignments for Feb 15th

El arte del cine y la puesta en escena
Textos:
Capitulo 8 del libro del libro de David Bordwell y Kristin Thompson,
- The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing

Texts here. 

Assignments for Feb. 8th

Imagen y sentido
Textos:
Capitulos 6 y 7 del libro de David Bordwell y Kristin Thompson
- The Shot: Cinematography (pg 193 – 248)
- The Shot: Mise-en-Scene (pg 156 – 192)

** Read both texts and write a structured synopsis according to your last name. (Baraya – Hernandez (Cinematography) & Jara – Zafra (Mise en Scene).

All texts available here.

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Oral presentations

Please look for the program here and pick a reading to present orally in class. Write your names and the text you chose here (as comments) so the rest of the class can learn what readings are taken.

Assignments for Feb. 1st

Capítulos 1 y 4 del libro de David Bordwell, La narración en el cine de ficción
- Some Theories of Narration
- Principles of Narration

Película: Rushmore, Wes Anderson, 1998

** Read both texts and write a structured synopsis according to your last name. (Baraya – Hernandez (Some Theories of Narration) & Jara – Zafra (Principles of Narration) ).

Texts available here.

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Assignments for January 25th

Readings:

Chapters 2 & 3 of David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson’s Film Art: an Introduction.
- The Significance of Film Form (pg 39-58)
- Narrative as a Formal System (pg 59 – 92)

Write a structured synopsis of the second reading (Narrative as a Formal System) and a structured synopsis of the movie.

You can download the readings here.

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