Academic Year: 2020-2021. FS10040 (Film Sound).
Student Library Research Reading & Films Lists.
Key Texts:
David Bordwell & Kristen Thompson.
Film Art, An Introduction, (12th Edition) McGraw Hill, 2019.
Joe Boggs & Dennis W. Petrie.
Art of Watching Films, (8th or 9th Editions) McGraw Hill, 2011 or 2018.
Additional Reading:
Larry Sider, Diane Freeman & Jerry Sider (eds). Soundscape: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001 (2nd edition). The School of Sound (UK), 2010.
Rick Altman. Sound Theory / Sound Practice. British Film Institute, 1992.
Trevor Cox. Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound. Bodley Head, 2014.
Seth Horowitz. The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind. Bloomsbury, 2013.
Michel Chion. Film: A Sound Art. Colombia University Press, 2009.
David Hendy. Noise: A Human History of Sound and Listening. Profile Books, 2013.
R Murray Schafer. The Soundscape: Our Environment and the Tuning of the World. Destiny Books, 1993.
Walter Murch. In the Blink of an Eye; A Perspective on Film Editing, (2nd Edition). Silman James, 2001.
Steven Ascher (with Edward Pincus). The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (5th Edition). Penguin Puttnam, 2019.
Recommended Films (curriculum based):
The Artist. Michael Hazanavicius. Warner Bros. 2011.
Cape Fear. Martin Scorsese. Universal Pictures. 1991.
City Lights. Charlie Chaplin. United Artists. 1931.
Distant Voices, Still Lives. Terence Davies. British Film Institute. 1988.
Hukkle. György Pálfi. Arsenal. 2002.
Into Great Silence. Philip Groning. Zeitgeist Films. 2005.
The Jazz Singer. Alan Crosland. Warner Bros. 1927.
Lost in La Mancha. Keith Fulton & Louis Pepe. IFC Films. 2002.
Midnight Express. Alan Parker. Columbia Pictures. 1978.
Once upon a Time in America. Sergio Leone. Warner Bros. 1984.
Once upon a Time in the West. Sergio Leone. Euro Int’l Film. 1968.
Osama. Siddiq Barmak. ICA Film Distribution (UK & Irl). 2003.
Powaqqatsi. Godfrey Reggio. Cannon Group. 1988.
Saving Private Ryan. Steven Spielberg. Paramount Pictures.1998.
Schindler’s List. Steven Spielberg. Universal Pictures. 1983.
The Shining. Stanley Kubrick. Warner Bros. 1980.
Silence of the Lambs. Jonathan Demme. Orion Pictures. 1991.
Singin’ in the Rain. Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen. MGM / Loew’s Inc. 1952.
The Third Man. Carol Reed. British Lion Corporation. 1949.
The Time of the Gypsies. Emir Kusturica. Columbia Pictures. 1990.
The Tribe. Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi. Arthouse Traffic (Ukraine) 2014.
Up. Pete Docter. Walt Disney. 2009.
Recommended Films (ex curriculum):
All Is Lost. JC Chandor. 2015.
Amour. Michael Haneke. 2012.
Apocalypto. Mel Gibson. 2006.
Apocalypse Now. Francis Ford Coppola. 1979.
Barry Lyndon. Stanley Kubrick. Warner Bros. 1975.
The Bear. Jean Jacques Annaud. 1988.
Blue Velvet. David Lynch. 1986.
The Birds. Alfred Hitchcock. 1963.
Braveheart. Mel Gibson. 1995.
Caché (Hidden). Michael Haneke. 2005.
Citizen Kane. Orson Welles. 1941.
The Conversation. Francis Ford Coppola. 1974.
Das Boot. Wolfgang Petersen. 1981.
The Exorcist. William Friedkin. Warner Bros. 1973.
Good Will Hunting. Director: Gus Van Sant. Miramax Films.1997.
The Guilty (Den Skyldige). Gustav Möller. 2018.
In the Land of the Deaf. Nicholas Philibert. 1992.
Jaws. Steven Spielberg. Universal Pictures. 1975.
Koyaanisqatsi. Godfrey Reggio. Island Alive New Cinema. 1983.
Locke. Stephen Knight. 2014.
The Long Day Closes. Terence Davies. British Film Institute. 1992.
Lost Highway. David Lynch. 1997.
The Naked Island. Kaneto Shindo 1960.
The Passion of the Christ. Mel Gibson. 2004.
Prisoner of the Mountain. Sergei Bodrov. 1996.
Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock. 1960.
Raging Bull. Martin Scorsese. 1980.
Rear Window. Alfred Hitchcock. 1954.
The Red Balloon. Albert Lamorisse. 1956.
Requiem for a Dream. Darren Aronofsky. Artisan Entertainment. 2000.
The Revenant. Alejandro González Inárritu. 2015.
2001: A Space Odyssey. Stanley Kubrick. 1968.
Taxi Driver. Martin Scorsese. 1976.
The Untouchables. Brian de Palma. Paramount Pictures. 1987.
Wall-E. Andrew Stanton. 2008.
The White Ribbon. Michael Haneke. 2009.
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