FILM 1502 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. What is the larger significance of film editing? How does it make meaning?II. In what ways is film editing affective (impacts how you feel)?III. Discussion: Though The French Connection is clearly a narrative film; in what ways does it play with documentary form through its editing and style?Outline of Current Lecture I. How has the role of cinematic sounds shifted since its inception (and even before)?II. What are the elements of film sound and how do they impact our interpretation of narrative and cinematic space?III. How do we understand music as a narrative deviceCurrent LectureThe Role and Importance of Film Sound 9/30 Prehistory- Melodrama—“music drama,” spoken text as important as up and down rhythm - Phonograph—Thomas Edison, recorded sound, reproduction1895-1920s: The Sounds of Silent Cinema - Sound cylinders: synchronizing image and sound in early film history - “silent drama”: distinguish film from stage drama 1927-1930: Transition to Synchronized Sound- Warner Bros. Vitaphone sound-on-disk system - Fox developed its Movietone sounds system, recorded sound optically on film - “talkies”—talking pictures, The Jazz Singer, first success - Western Electric—signed with studios for sound-on-film system 1930s-1940s: Challenges and Innovations in Cinema Sound- Dubbing allowed for conversion of films into other languageso Hollywood film became an export around the world - Radio Corporation of America joined Keith-Orpheum to dominate sound erao King Kong (1933) and Citizen Kane (1941)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1950s-Present: From Stereophonic to Digital Sound- 1950s: stereophonic sound, cinemascope -- 1970s: Dolby and surround sound - 1990s: digital sound, most recent and radical changeThe Elements of Film Sound- Sound and imageo Sound functions as an afterthought that exists to enhance the impact of the image o Transforms the film experience viscerally, aesthetically and conceptually- Synchronous and asynchronous soundo Synchronous: sound that is recorded during a scene or this is synchronized with the filmed images, onscreen soundo Asynchronous: sound that does not have a visible onscreen source, off-screen sound - Diegetic and nondiegetic sound (can the characters in the film hear the sound?)o Diegetic: source in the narrative world of film o Nondiegetic: does not belong to the characters’ worldo Diegesis: refers to the world of the film’s story including not only what is shown but also what is implied to have taken
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