FVID-313 Ways of Hearing Cinema

3 Credits

This is an analysis course for film/video makers focusing on the use, influence and creative power of sound in modern and contemporary films. The class will look and listen at work that expand the canon of international, Hollywood, and independent film worlds - particularly those works that are innovative and unconventional in their approach to sound. This cinema course is designed for students and filmmakers who want to gain sonic awareness, strengthen their critical writing skills and expand their aesthetic, theoretical and technical insights into the medium.