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SOUNDTRACKS: FILM & POPULAR MUSIC
MSS2SFM
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will address the emergence of a contemporary relationship between cinema and popular music. Popular music has achieved a status where it can represent a cultural millieu for many people. Today cinema will often deploy music in narratives and pop stars as subjects for films. The subject will address the way in which filmmakers are turning to music to underscore emotional and narrative structures in cinema. It will connect these developments to the rise of music 'film clips' and videos as vehicles for pop stars. Furthermore, you will look at a range of issues to do with the lengthy and complex interaction between cinema and the cultural history of popular music.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRolando Caputo
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first-year level subjects in Media: screen + sound or Media Studies or Cinema Studies
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects MST2SFM, MST3SFM & MSS3SFM
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRolando Caputo
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,000-word essay | 30 | |
| one 2,500-word essay or creative audio-visual project | 60 | |
| one 500-word equivalent oral class presentation or one 500-word written submission | 10 |