CIN105Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Diegesis, Invisibility, Gesamtkunstwerk
28 Oct 2017
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Unaware of the crew and orchestra playing in the background (non- diegetic) The audience is not meant to hear the music. Music that supports the atmosphere of the scene. Composers must subordinate musical action to the demands of the narrative. Ideological values that are bound up with these principles: transparency, clarity, coherence, and subordination. The score - that is, the non-diegetic music - supports the development of the narrative, reinforcing the plot information already provided by the image. This has governed - and stabilized - the use of music in cinema since the early 1930s. Music and image are working together in parallel fashion. Cheerful opera plays when a baby is fallen to his death. Instrumental music that can suit the atmosphere of the scene. Creates a feeling of what is happening in a character"s mind. Early cinema featured continuous music with intermittent diegetic sounds. Silent film sound situated music as a continuous expression to smooth out time/space.
