Author: chris

Select one of the eight film clips below as the topic for your initial post: Identify a portion of the clip that you want to discuss, addressing in particular the various functions of the music within the clip. Keep in mind the relevance of the techniques of narrative film, and their interaction with the music, sound effects and dialogue. (Use parenthetic times to clarify points in the clip.)
Here are the eight clips:
1. Batman: The Bat
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=batman-bat
2. Batman: Jack and the Bad Cop
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=batman-jack-and-bad-cop
3. Batman: Jack and the Boss
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=batman-jack-and-boss
4. Joker’s Television Debut
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=batman-jokers-tv-debut
5. Ed Scissors: Ballet of Suburbia
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=ed-scissors
6. The Barber
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=ed-scissorhands-barber
7. Breaking and Entering
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=ed-scissorhands-breaking-and-entering
8. Rampage
https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/music297/?q=ed-scissorhands-rampage
Regarding your initial post: As a matter of disciplined practice, begin your examination of the clip with the following:

–Select a start time and a stop time for your analysis. It doesn’t have to be the complete length of the “topic” you have selected. You may want to focus on only a portion of the selected clip, and that’s a great way to delve into the finer details.

–Always count the shots in your selected clip. We are so familiar with the conventions of the techniques of narrative film that we are often not aware of the techniques themselves. By counting the individual shots, you will see things you had not previously noticed.

–Identify any implied temporal ellipses, and observe which techniques of narrative film have contributed to conveying the passage of a period of time, from one shot to the next.

Begin your initial post with a header identifying the start and stop times you have selected (e.g., 0:00 to 1:14) and the number of shots contained in your selected clip (e.g., 7 shots). Also, identify temporal ellipses, if any (e.g., no temporal ellipses). Such an example of a header would look like this:

“Selected clip: 0:00 to 1:14; 7 shots; no discernable temporal ellipses.”

Also, within your post, identify any music present in the selected clip as either diegetic or nondiegetic.

–Re diegetic music: identify the implied source of the music within the world of the film (either on-screen or off-screen); identify start and stop times (e.g., “diegetic music starts at 1:13 with the cut to the beach scene, stops at 2:42 when it can no longer be heard”).

–Re nondiegetic music: identify by time any cue-ins or cue-outs of the nondiegetic music (e.g., “nondiegetic music cues in at 0:29 and cues out at 1:12”).
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Added on 11.11.2015 00:44
Regarding your initial post: As a matter of disciplined practice, begin your examination of the clip with the following:

–Select a start time and a stop time for your analysis. It doesn”t have to be the complete length of the “topic” you have selected. You may want to focus on only a portion of the selected clip, and that”s a great way to delve into the finer details.

–Always count the shots in your selected clip. We are so familiar with the conventions of the techniques of narrative film that we are often not aware of the techniques themselves. By counting the individual shots, you will see things you had not previously noticed.

–Identify any implied temporal ellipses, and observe which techniques of narrative film have contributed to conveying the passage of a period of time, from one shot to the next.

Begin your initial post with a header identifying the start and stop times you have selected (e.g., 0:00 to 1:14) and the number of shots contained in your selected clip (e.g., 7 shots). Also, identify temporal ellipses, if any (e.g., no temporal ellipses). Such an example of a header would look like this:

“Selected clip: 0:00 to 1:14; 7 shots; no discernable temporal ellipses.”

Also, within your post, identify any music present in the selected clip as either diegetic or nondiegetic.

–Re diegetic music: identify the implied source of the music within the world of the film (either on-screen or off-screen); identify start and stop times (e.g., “diegetic music starts at 1:13 with the cut to the beach scene, stops at 2:42 when it can no longer be heard”).

–Re nondiegetic music: identify by time any cue-ins or cue-outs of the nondiegetic music (e.g., “nondiegetic music cues in at 0:29 and cues out at 1:12”).

Identifying specifically the presence of both diegetic music and/or nondiegetic music within the selected clip will facilitate addressing the purposes and functions of the music in relation to the techniques of narrative film. Details–such as the cue-ins and cue-outs of nondiegetic music, or the presence of diegetic music in a scene–are well planned, and they acquire significance when considered in relationship to techniques of narrative film.

Regarding your responses: Offer substantive responses that address the thoughts and observations of your teammate who has made the initial post. (Avoid general “value” statements, such as “nice job,” which contribute nothing substantive to the conversation.)

*Here i will give you two exampleus from other students, and you can see how they write.*

1. “Batman: Jokers TV debut”

0:00 to 2:00; 24 shots; no discernable temporal ellipses
The opening scene zooms out in a TV station recording room with diegetic sound as we hear the character counting down until the news becomes live from 0:00 to 0:10. Next we hear non-diegetic music after the character says cue music from 0:10 to 0:18. The non-diegetic music stop as the anchorwomen begins telling the news. From 0:18 to 0:46 we hear the anchorwomen giving the news which is then taken over by the anchorman. The man is interrupted at 0:46 with diegetic sound as the anchorwomen begins laughing uncontrollably.
She stops and then it begins again from 0:53 to 1:03. We hear the non-diegetic sound of the women falling backwards off her chair when the diegetic sound of her laughing stops but it continues with another women calling the paramedics and peoples footsteps running to her aid which we hear until 1:10.
Non-diegetic music begins and the shot switches to the TV screens of the Joker in a grocery store with infomercial like music playing in the background. This takes place over the diegetic sound of the Joker talking about his product smiley. Throughout this sequence we ear brief moments of diegetic sound like when the man is attempting to cut the film, even though it doesnt work at 1:23. All the while the non-diegetic music plays in the background as the Joke reveals the poison that has been killing these people and leaving creepy smiles on their face. At 1:52 and 1:54 we hear diegetic sounds of the twinkling of the smiling teeth on the models faces that the anchorwomen said recently died.
Finally at 2:00 we hear the music continue to play as the scene changes.

2. The Barber: 2:20 to 2:50; 6 shots; no discernible temporal ellipses
The entire music in this scene is non diegetic. The implied source of the music is the urgent and fast cuts Edward is making during his hair cut. It sounds like a bumble bee busy doing his job, quick and efficiently. I think the non diegetic music in this scene is very effective and creates the pressing feeling the audience should be experiencing at the time. The music continually goes from sharp pitches to low hums appealing to the movement of Edwards cuts. The woman seems to be getting flustered and really enjoying how well he cuts her hair. The music never really dips low enough for you to fully hear her moans but the shots cut to her face and e

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