CINE 718S · also DOCST 718S, THEATRST 718S, VMS 718S
History of Sound in Cinema
Franklin D. Cason
Description from DukeHub
Examination of historical and contemporary debates on the impact of sound in film and various media. Exploration of how artists, scholars, and theorists challenge conventional assumptions about the relationship between image and sound, and the normalized separation of elements that privilege visual over sonic experience. Analysis of sound's political, aesthetic, philosophical, and theoretical implications, and the impact of stylistic approaches to sound design and innovation. Graduate-level students are expected to delve deeper into sound's scholarly and conceptual aspects through original research.
Skills
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AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 6 seats per section
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