Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - CA 386 C100

Film Music: An Overview of the Relationship between Music and Moving Pictures (3)

Class Number: 7848

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 9, 2021
    Thu, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    60 credit hours.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course examines the role of music in the viewer's experience of moving pictures. Beginning with the early 1900s, the lectures will introduce important composers, directors, films, genres and historical periods. Specific films and other works will be analyzed. Students who have taken this course previously as special topics may not take it again for further credit. Students with credit for FPA 386 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

CA386 is about the moving picture and the connection, since film’s inception, with music. CA 386 Film Music surveys the history of music (and sound) in cinema, examines various film genres, time periods, and styles, analyzes specific films, and presents studies of a few selected composers and directors. CA 386 is also an exploration of the notion of music and particularly film music as a kind of language - in so far as music is able to subvert, affirm and/or direct the expectations of the viewer, often creating an immediate rapport with the viewer/listener. As such, the study of film music leads one to re-examine one’s conceptions of music and sound in both the cinema as well as in other contexts. Note that this course does not assume that the student has any specific music training.

Grading

  • Assignment 1 25%
  • Assignment 2 25%
  • Discussions 20%
  • Assignment 3 30%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

This course does not have an assigned textbook. Students are responsible for the weekly readings in the individual modules. There are also film clips and audio files located throughout the course; students are responsible for viewing this content.

Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:

All courses are delivered through Canvas.  Students will have access starting the first day of classes.   
https://canvas.sfu.ca

Required Readings are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase online through the SFU Bookstore's website. 

All courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40.This fee is not associated primarily with physical materials. This also supports developing tools and rich web resources embedded throughout the activities, assignments and videos.

Exams
If your course has a take-home exam, please refer to Canvas for further details. 

For information on exams : https://www.sfu.ca/students/exams


NOTE: This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in Canvas.


*Important Note for U.S. citizens: As per the U.S. Department of Education, programs offered in whole or in part through telecommunications, otherwise known as distance education or correspondence are ineligible for Federal Direct Loans. This also includes scenarios where students who take distance education courses outside of their loan period and pay for them with their own funding, and attempt to apply for future Federal Direct Loans. 

For more information about US Direct Loans please visit and to read our FAQ on distance education courses, please go here: http://www.sfu.ca/students/financialaid/international/us-loans/federal-direct-loan.html


 

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.