Composer Mark Isham incorporates mathematical equations to create the score for “The Accountant”(READ MORE)
Category: chapter 6
Module 6 -Notes, Reminders, Assignments and Observations
Your dialogue/response post for this week will be due March 8. Included in those lessons is Blind Film Critic Jay Forry, The use of sound, music and silence, as well as interviews with multiple film composers (including Oscar winners) at the bottom of the response page, and an exploration of “The Musical.”
Module 7- Writing Assignment – (option) The Sights and Sounds of Cinema (Due March 9)
Due March 11 (11:59 PM) – In Chapter 3 & 4 we explored cinematography and the impact of sound on cinema …
(Module 6) Music and Sound Response Post due Feb. 22
Engage in all materials and listen to at least one of the interviews with a featured film composer on this page. (READ MORE)
(module 6) Everyone Loves the Musical
Well before film existed, the musical had life. From religious pageants, to operas, to musical prose presented on stage, to travelling folk ballad minstrels – music and story have always been connected.(READ MORE)
(module 6) Jay Forry: Blind Film Critic
Jay’s unique approach of breaking the mold of reviewing a visual medium has brought him international attention. (READ MORE)
Module 6 – Composers Tell Their Story
Film composers have different approaches to finding their sound, to telling a film story through music. Here are a few to engage with.
Module 6: Making Waves by Director Midge Costin
Midge Costin has worked as a feature film sound editor and special effects editor on legendary blockbusters of the audio landscape (Armageddon, The Rock, Days of Thunder, Crimson Tide to name a few). Her debut documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a history of the auditory journey of film.
(Module 6) Sound Advice
The importance of understanding sound design and the use of music is something that directors think about in nearly every stage of the filmmaking process (pre-production, production, and post-production).(READ MORE)