Undergraduate Course: The Sound of Film (LLLG07060)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Comparatively under-explored in the area of film studies, sound and music is a crucial part of the film-viewing experience. Through the works of filmmakers such as Hitchcock, Lynch, Malick, Bresson, Scorsese and Tarkovsky and composers such as Steiner, Hermann and Morricone, the course will examine the use of sound and music in the cinema from the pre-sound era to the present. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 16 |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 3 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the importance of sound and music in the cinema from as early as the pre-sound era (1894 - 1926).
- Understand and appreciate the importance certain directors, no matter how aesthetically diverse, place on sound and music.
- Understand the role of film composer in the film-making process through study of key director-composer collaborations.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Martine Pierquin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1182
Email: m.pierquin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Benjamin McNab
Tel: (0131 6)51 4832
Email: Benjamin.Mcnab@ed.ac.uk |
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