SOUNDTRACKS: FILM & POPULAR MUSIC
MSS3SFM
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 milieu for many people. Today cinema will often deploy music in narratives and pop stars as subjects for films. You 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.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Rolando Caputo
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: MST2SFM, MST3SFM & MSS2SFM
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: 15 credit points of first-year and 30 credit points of second-year level subjects in Media: screen + sound or Media Studies or Cinema Studies
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Rolando 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 equivalent audio-visual project | 60 | |
| One 500-word equivalent oral class presentation | 10 |