Projects
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Film Music Cue Analysis (Midterm Project)

You may choose to analyze any film cue (a more or less continuous sequence of music associated with a scene or series of scenes) from any of the films seen in the course up to spring break. Your analysis will take the form of two integrated components. The first is a chart describing the sequence of dialogue, imagery, sound, and music in the cue. The second will be an analysis up to five pages long of the relationships among these various components. Accuracy is the primary goal of the descriptive chart, while the goal of the discussion is to suggest the function and interpretive stance of the music in relation to the other components of the scene and the film overall.

Final Project

For your final project you may choose any analytical project concerning any film. Your topic should be developed in consultation with the instructor and should combine research with analysis. You may also choose a collaborative project to create music for a student film. Proposals for your final project will be due following spring break.

Film Introductions

Groups of 3-4 students will be asked to prepare an introductory presentation to the class each Thursday prior to that evening’s film screening. Project groups will be assigned in the first full week of class and presentations will begin with BIRTH OF A NATION on January 18.