Music and Narrative in Film
Students will analyze how film scores reinforce or subvert the visual narrative and character development.
Key Questions
- Analyze how a film score can manipulate the audience's perception of a character's motivations.
- Compare and contrast the use of leitmotifs in different film genres.
- Explain how diegetic and non-diegetic sound contribute to the narrative world of a film.
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