Film and Soundtrack Analysis: Sunrise (1927)
Introduction
This is our second Film and Soundtrack analysis, and this week we will analyze the film “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927).” Below, you will find links to where to watch it, resources, and the description for the assignment.
Sunrise (1927) Resources
Filmsite Movie Review (https://www.filmsite.org/sunr.html)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018455/)
Initially, this assignment was designed for the movie “The Jazz Singer,” which was the first movie with both synchronized recorded music score and lip-synchronous singing and speech. However, due to a racist scene (actor Al Johnson appears in Blackface), I have decided to take the movie out of our assignment. For educational purposes only, I am still keeping the information about the film below. Please, if you decide to watch the movie, be advised.
The Jazz Singer (1927) – For Reference Only
Moviemaker: The Jazz Singer Blackface (https://www.moviemaker.com/jazz-singer-blackface-birth-of-a-nation/)
Rental Options
YouTube ()
Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=XZpX1B6n5Fc)
Apple TV (https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-jazz-singer/umc.cmc.56xf9893yfczbnubvssvgj742?action=play)
Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Singer-Al-Jolson/dp/B00MFWNMGU)
Resource Links
Screenplay (https://sfy.ru/?script=jazz_singer)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018037/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2)
Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Jazz-Singer-film-1927)
Time (https://time.com/3457278/the-jazz-singer/)
The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/07/how-al-jolson-jazz-singer-1927-changed-film-industry-foreever)
ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/blackface-jazz-singer-influencing-modern-cinema-90-years/story?id=50236333)
Assignment Requirements
Required Components
Title Page: This must include the title of the film and the titles of the film scores to be analyzed.
Abstract/Introduction: In this section, briefly describe the film, score, and composer, and the methods used to analyze them. This section should not be longer than 200 words.
Analysis: This section will contain the three areas of discussion below for the chosen film.
1 Historical/Contextual Elements: Provide relevant information on the historical and contextual elements surrounding the compositions. These include (but are not limited to) characteristics of the style; historical period; information about composers and directors; other films of the same period; other scores or compositions by the composer; etc.
2 Musical Analysis:Analyze the soundtrack. Create cue sheets that detail the following:
Timings:(HH:MM:SS, disc chap.) wherein the film the beginning and end of each musical element occurs – remember the triangle: music, speech, and sound effects
Description of the music: in each cue, such as orchestration, themes, songs, diegetic, nondiegetic
Musical elements:such as dynamics, rhythm, tempo, ostinato, tension, etc.
3 Social Impact: Discuss your understanding of the role of these films in society. This should include an explanation of social trends when the film was released, the film’s role in influencing those trends or the film’s depiction of societal trends for the historical period shown, and any subsequent trends set or changed due to the film.
Comparison/Contrasting of the Film Music: Develop your compare/contrast component of the project through historical, musical, or social similarities/differences between the film and current events.
Conclusions: Final thoughts considering the implications resulting from the analysis and comparison.
Bibliography: Indicate your sources.
Formatting Requirements
Word Count: Between 800-2000 words
Font Size: No smaller than 11 point font and no larger than 13 point font
Line Spacing: Use double line spacing
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