“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
OPENING SEQUENCE
SHOTS OF ANTIQUE MUSIC TEXTILE
SHOTS OF AFRICAN DRUMMING, ROCK CONCERT, AND OPERA SOLOIST INTERCUT WITH FS/PAN OVER TEXTILE
FREEZE FRAME ON TEXTILE SCENE OF MUSICIANS
INT CARL WALZ/ASTRONAUTS PLAYING MUSIC IN SPACE THAT CLOSELY PARALLELS SCENE FROM TEXTILE [FOOTAGE FROM
OPENING SEQUENCE:
MUSIC FADE UP: BAROQUE OR CLASSICAL SELECTION, TBD:
MUSIC UNDER V.O.:
NARRATOR V.O.: Music is woven throughout
human history and culture.
MUSIC FADE OUT SLIGHTLY; SLOWLY FADE UP SOFT DRUM BEAT FIRST, THEN ROCK RIFF:
NARRATOR V.O.: From African drum rituals and
urban rock ...
MUSIC FADE OUT; DRUM BEATS FADE OUT; ROCK RIFF FADES OUT TO VERY SOFT; VOCAL ARIA SLOWLY FADES IN:
NARRATOR V.O.: To the most beautiful vocal aria...
NARRATOR V.O.: Music is a central thread in the
fabric of human experience.
NARRATOR V.O.: Astronaut Carl Walz once called
music "a link to home."
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
NASA]
SHOT OF EARTH FROM SPACE
TITLE SEQUENCE
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL CULTURE AND MARGINS
EXT CITY SCENES
EXT SHOTS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN LEAVING SCHOOL AND PASSING STREET MUSICIAN (OR SIMILAR)
EXT SHOTS OF CHURCH
Music calls home even from the vast reaches of
outer space.
And wherever humans go and whatever humans do,
music will be at the frontier.
TITLE SEQUENCE:
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL CULTURE AND MARGINS:
NAT SOUND FADE UP: CHURCH CHOIR WITH CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK:
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
NARRATOR, V.O.: Many U.S. communities have
seen dramatic cuts in arts programming from their
schools, particularly in urban settings.
NARRATOR, V.O.: Though music exists across
American culture—in the media, in local community
centers, in homes and churches ...
NARRATOR, V.O.: For students like D.C. native
Fname Lname (Child from Inner CIty/Berklee City
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT EST SHOTS OF CHURCH CHOIR EVENT
INT SHOTS OF CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK IN CHURCH CHOIR EVENT
INT SHOT OF CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK IN INTERVIEW
INT SHOTS OF CHOIR IN PRACTICE OR PERFORMANCE
INT SHOTS OF CHILD DURING PRACTICE OR PERFORMANCE
Music Network),finding pathways for musical
expression can be difficult.
CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK V.O.: [Introduces self; talks about not
having music in school and how he/she practices
music elsewhere, like at church and in an after-
school program]
CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK: [Talks about what music makes him/her
feel and why it is important to him/her]
NAT SOUND:
CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK, V.O.: [ Begins to detail "day in the life"
type narrative about how he/she experiences music
at home and in the community on a daily basis (or
weekly, etc.)]
MUSIC FADES IN: HIP HOP OR URBAN MUSIC, TBD:
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
EXT SHOTS OF CHILD WALKING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD
EXT SHOTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD
EXT SHOTS OF CHILD'S HOME
INT SHOTS OF CHILD WITH MUSIC ARTIFACTS
INT SHOTS OF CHILD LEAVING HOME
EXT CHILD LEAVING HOME FOR MUSIC CLASS
EXT SHOTS OF CHILD ON WAY TO CLASS AND ARRIVING AT CLASS
MUSIC UNDER V.O.:
NARRATOR, V.O.: Fname Lname started singing
and playing music at age TBD.
NARRATOR, V.O.:Now, at age TBD, he/she is one of
the only musicians in his/her family (or
neighborhood, etc).
CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK, V.O.: [Explains artifacts to camera and
talks about life with and without music]
MUSIC FADES OUT:
CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK: [Talks about why music is important in
his/her life and how he/she plans to pursue it after
school (i.e., scholarship to Berklee)]
NAT SOUND FADE IN: SOUNDS FROM MUSIC CLASS:
NAT SOUNDS UNDER V.O.:
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF CHILD ARRIVING AT CLASS
INT SHOTS TEACHER GREETING STUDENTS; GREETING CHILD; CLASS SETTING UP
INT SHOTS OF TEACHER ADDRESSING CLASS
INT SHOTS OF TEACHER WORKING WITH STUDENTS DURING CLASS
INT SHOTS OF TEACHER IN INTERVIEW
INT SHOTS OF TEACHER INTERACTING WITH KIDS IN CLASS
NARRATOR, V.O.: Every Tuesday (TBD), Fname
commutes from his/her school in D.C. the TBD miles
it takes to get to the eSharp Center where music
class is held.
The commute takes TBD hours and Fname arrives
just in time.
NAT SOUND FADES UP:
TEACHER: [Addressing students about day's class
and what they are going to study]
NAT SOUND UNDER V,O.:
TEACHER V.O.: [ Talks about value of music classes
to these students]
TEACHER: [Talks about how poverty and class
factor into music culture]
[Talk about and how he/she is working with certain
entities to combat inequities in music, so these kids
can have access to musical culture but, because
resources are limited, this means approaching
music instruction in new ways]
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF TEACHER AND STUDENTS IN CLASS INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH TECHNOLOGY
INT SHOT OF STUDENTS INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER AROUND COMPUTER
INT SHOTS OF CHILDREN WORKING INDEPENDENTLY ON COMPUTER
INT SHOTS OF CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE WORKING WITH COMPUTER
INT SHOTS OF COMPUTER
INT SHOTS OF DIFFERENT COMPUTER, ZOOM OUT TO DIFFERENT CLASSROOM
NAT SOUND:
STUDENTS FROM CLASS (INCL CHILD): [Talking
with each other and to camera about sampling,
loops and making beats; talking about music they
like to listen to]
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
TEACHER, V.O.: [Talks about how class goal is to
work to draw from music the children already know
and like, and to help them understand the patterns of
music making that exist in all types of music]
[Talk about how this format hopefully will lead to
CHILD'S interest in pursuing music at a more formal
level when he/she can, when the resources are
availabl.]
NAT SOUND FADE OUT; NAT SOUND FADE IN:
NARRATOR, V.O.: Across town, only TBD minutes
from Fname's class, students have their pick of arts
lessons during the school day.
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICIPATING IN MUSIC CLASS AND USING TECHNOLOGY
INT SHOT OF PARENT/S WITH STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AT HOME
INT OF PARENT/S WITH STUDENT AT HOME INTERACTING WITH MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
INT OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AT HOME WORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY
Until recently, however, it was difficult for students
like Fname Lname (STUDENT WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS) to participate in class.
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
PARENT/S OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS,
V.O.: [Parents talk about how STUDENT is able to
interact with other students in the regular band
classroom through technology and how this is
enriching his/her life]
PARENT/S OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:
[Talk about until technologies came out, it was hard
for Fname to really be a part of culture like his/her
classmates]
NAT SOUND FADES OUT:
PARENT/S WITH STUDENT WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS: [Talking together about making music with
tools, also addressing the camera]
PARENT/S AND STUDENT: [Talking about how
music is one thing that is made available to
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF PARENT/S GETTING STUDENT READY TO LEAVE HOME
INT SHOTS OF PARENT/S AND STUDENT LEAVING
EXT/INT SHOTS OF PARENT/S AND STUDENT ON TRANSPORTATION ON WAY TO SCHOOL EVENT
EXT/INT SHOTS OF PARENTS/STUDENTS ARRIVING AT SCHOOL FOR MUSIC EVENT
INT SHOTS OF STUDENTS WARMING UP FOR MUSIC EVENT AND INTERACTING WITH STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
INT MUSIC EVENT (TBD)
INT OF BAND DIRECTOR ADDRESSING AUDIENCE (TBD)
INT FINALE OF MUSIC EVENT
INT OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES INTERACTING BACKSTAGE
STUDENT through new tools and, if the technology
is out there, it should be accessible to everyone]
MUSIC FADES IN:
NAT SOUND FADES IN:
MUSIC FADES OUT, NAT SOUNDS CONTINUE UNDER V.O.:
BAND DIRECTOR V.O.: [Talks about it being
competition/class or performance day, and including
STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS in performance;
talks about how technology helps make this
possible]
NAT SOUND:
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
AND/OR IN BAND ROOM AFTER MUSIC EVENT
INT OF BAND DIRECTOR IN BAND ROOM AFTER MUSIC EVENT; STUDENTS IN BACKGROUND
INT SHOTS OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN BAND ROOM AFTER MUSIC EVENT, WITH PARENT/S
INT SHOTS STUDENT WITH PARENTS, SAYING GOODBYE TO CLASSMATES AND GETTING READY TO LEAVE
INT SHOTS OF PARENT/S AND STUDENT LEAVING BAND ROOM/SCHOOL
BAND DIRECTOR: [Talks about role of technology in
including non-traditional music students in music
classes, and how this is relatively new in musical
culture and under-utilized].
BAND DIRECTOR, V.O.: [Talks about how non-
traditional students' presence also contributes to the
class atmosphere and learning about music]
STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: [Talks about
reaction to performance (possible subtitles, or
parents interpret, if necessary)]
NAT SOUND FADES OUT:
MUSIC FADES IN UNDER V.O.; MUSIC, TBD:
PARENTS, V.O: [Talking about how proud they are
of Fname and how thankful they are to be in a
school where music can be a part of his/her
everyday life.]
MUSIC FADES UP:
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF BAND ROOM LIGHTS GOING OUT
INT SHOTS OF DR. DAVID WILLIAMS AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MUSIC TECHNOLOGY ROOM
INT SHOTS OF DR. DAVID WILLIAMS IN SCHOOL OFFICE
INTO SHOTS OF DR. WILLIAMS WORKING WITH CLASS ON HOW TO TEACH USING MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
INT SHOTS OF DR. WILLIAMS
INT OF MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENTS LEARNING TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY
NARRATOR, V.O.: Dr. David Williams has been
working at the University of Illinois to develop music
technologies for non-traditional music students.
DAVID WILLIAMS: [Talking about what a non-
traditional music student is and why it is important to
develop musical opportunities for them.]
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
DAVID WILLIAMS V.O.: [Talking about ways
technology factors into non-traditional musical
learning and how music education can be
revolutionized.]
DAVID WILLIAMS: [Talk about next-generation
music instructors and how they need to be fluent in
technology, and how this will change musical
culture.]
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
DAVID WILLIAMS, V.O.: [Talk about changing the
structure of music classrooms to accommodate
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOT OF MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT IN CLASS LEARNING TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY
INT SHOT OF MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT TEACHING YOUNGER STUDENTS USING TECHNOLOGY
INT SHOTS OF CITY MUSIC NETWORK CLASS AND STUDENTS LEARNING IN GROUP
INT SHOTS OF TEACHER ADDRESSING CLASS
different students, to open musical culture to more
people; talk about why this is important]
MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT, V.O.: [Talk about
learning to teach music with technology and the
ways it can open music]
MUSIC FADES OUT:
MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT I: [Talk about
different forms of technology and the different
students they serve]
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT I, V.O.: [Talk about
why it is important to teach what they are teaching
and how the music education field is still very
narrow]
NAT SOUND FADES OUT; NAT SOUND FADES IN:
NAT SOUND, MUSIC FROM CITY MUSIC NETWORK CLASS:
TEACHER/MENTOR FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE
CITY MUSIC NETWORK: [ Addressing class, talks
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER WITH TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
INT CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK AT CLASS
INT OF CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK AT CLASS
INT SHOTS OF CLASS ENDING AND TEACHER SENDING STUDENTS OFF FOR THE DAY
about using what they learned on the computer to
play their instruments; how they are supposed to
apply what they learn to other instruments]
TEACHER/MENTOR FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE
CITY MUSIC NETWORK, V.O.: [Talks about how the
music they are teaching their student is not just for
their own enjoyment, but it is a cultural experience
and that they want the students to come to know and
enjoy all forms of music making.]
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK: [Talks about what he/she
gains/observes from learning to work together as a
group and learning to play traditional instruments]
CHILD FROM INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK, V.O.: [Talks about what hopes to gain
from experience working with technology and with
traditional instruments, and what each brings to the
table in his/her learning]
TEACHER INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC
NETWORK, V.O.: [Talk about how hope to enrich
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT IN CLASS
PART TWO: CASE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY IN MUSICAL CULTURE
their life, their family's life, and the community
through music]
NAT SOUND FADE OUT; NAT SOUND FADES IN:
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
PARENT/S OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS,
V.O.: [Talk about how they have seen music
changed STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS' life,
and how technology has been an important part of
that]
NAT SOUND FADES OUT; MUSIC FADES IN:
PARENT/S WITH STUDENT WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS, V.O.: [Talk about how music enriches life,
and should be available to everyone, and with the
proper tools, resources and support, CAN be made
available to everyone.]
PART TWO: CASE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY IN MUSICAL CULTURE:
NAT SOUNDS UNDER V.O.:
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT FOOTAGE OF PYOTR AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL SUIT
EXT FOOTAGE OF STREET MUSICIAN USING NON-TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT
INT OF BEATBOXING DJ USING ABLETON SOFTWARE AND VOICE
INT OF DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS PERFORMING AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC COMPOSITION
INT OF AUDIENCE AT DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS PERFORMANCE
INT SHOT OF DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS
NARRATOR, V.O.: In a modern culture filled with
new innovations and new ideas everyday, how do
we define music?
NARRATOR, V.O.: Is music any combination of
melodies that humans can make or replicate using
different objects?
NARRATOR, V.O.: Does music require the use of a
musical instrument?
NARRATOR, V.O.: Does music have to be pleasing
to listen to, or can it be unfamiliar?
NARRATOR, V.O.: In the vast range of perceivable
sound, what really counts as music?
DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS, V.O.: [Talks about the culture
of listening and how people listen to music in
different ways.]
MUSIC FADES IN: ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC SELECTION, TBD:
DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS: [Talks about the history of
musique concrete]
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
SHOTS OF MUSIQUE CONCRETE HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS
INT SHOT OF DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS
INT OF STUDENTS MAKING MUSIC WITH TECHNOLOGY
INT SHOTS OF DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS TEACHING ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC TO CLASS
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC STUDENTS IN DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS' CLASS
INT SHOT OF FELS IN INTERVIEW
[continues in V.O.]
[continues]
DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS, V.O.: [Talks about how today
technologies are still helping to teach us how to
broaden the way we think about and listen to music]
NAT SOUND:
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS, V.O.: [Talks about how it is not
easy to challenging people's perceptions of what
they know to be music, but when you let go of
preconceived notions, musical creativity is liberated]
DR. SIDNEY FELS, V.O.: [Talks about how, in
Western culture, music has become a specialized
practice, breeding a narrow field of soloists,
composers, teachers, and critics, and leaving the
rest out].
DR. SIDNEY FELS: [Talks about how technologies
helped return music to the people through
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC STUDENTS WORKING WITH TECHNOLOGIES
EXT SHOTS OF PEOPLE IN TRANSIT WITH PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICES
SHOTS OF HISTORIC RECORDING DEVICES, I.E., PHONOGRAPH
INT SHOTS OF DR. TIMOTHY TAYLOR IN INTERVIEW
SHOTS OF RECORDING HISTORY
INT SHOTS OF DR. TIMOTHY TAYLOR INTERVIEW
recordings, but that practice remained the domain of
a few.]
DR. SIDNEY FELS, V.O.: [Talks about how though
technologies have the potential to expand musical
culture, this evolution is still in its infancy].
NARRATOR, V.O.: Though technology for music
making is still evolving, technologies are widely
used for music listening worldwide.
DR. TIM TAYLOR, V.O.: [Talks about the first
recordings date back the the early twentieth century
when Western industry was picking up and that with
new technologies, naturally, Westerners, particularly
Americans, were looking for new forms of
entertainment].
DR. TIM TAYLOR: [Talk about early recording history
and why it was so viable, particularly in the United
States and the Western world].
[continues in V.O.]
[continues]
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOT OF RECORD SPINNING
SHOTS OF EARLY AMERICAN MUSIC, I.E., FIFE AND DRUM CORPS; OTHER ARTIFACTS
SHOTS OF PURITANS AND MUSIC; OTHER ARTIFACTS
INT SHOT OF MUSIC HISTORIAN INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF ARTIFACTS
NARRATOR, V.O.: By the time recorded media
emerged on the world stage in the early twentieth
century, music already was an important part of
modern Western culture.
MUSIC FADE IN: FIFE AND DRUM SELECTION, TBD:
NARRATOR, V.O.: In the United States music had
become a diverse, multi-faceted culture consisting of
may layers that evolved from early colonial history.
NARRATOR, V.O.: The early Americans brought
music to the colonies for different cultural reasons.
MUSIC FADE OUT; MUSIC FADE IN, PURITAN HYMN, TBD:
MUSIC HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [Talk about how Puritans
used music primarily for religious ceremonies and
other spiritual and civic traditions].
MUSIC HISTORIAN I: [Talk about how the first book
they printed in New England was a religious hymnal
called the Bay Psalm Book, which they used as a
musical guide].
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
SHOTS OF PURITANS, CHURCH AND MUSIC; OTHER ARTIFACTS
SHOTS OF EARLY MUSIC EDUCATION; MAYBE SOME NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF LOWELL MASON AND FIRST BOSTON SCHOOL MUSIC; OTHER ARTIFACTS
SHOTS OF SOUTHERN MUSIC ARTIFACTS, ETC.
INT SHOT OF MUSIC HISTORIAN II INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF ARTIFACTS
SHOTS OF SOUTHERN MUSIC AND ARTIFACTS
NARRATOR, V.O; Church administrators eventually
opened singing schools to standardize community
music and they enlisted music specialists to teach
and develop a music discipline.
MUSIC FADE OUT:
MUSIC HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [Talks about how, by the
early to mid nineteenth century, this formal
education was introduced in American public
schools and was rapidly progressing.]
NARRATOR, V.O.: Music developed differently in the
early American South.
MUSIC FADE IN, CLASSICAL MUSIC, TBD:
MUSIC HISTORIAN II.: [Talks about how during the
European Baroque and Classical eras, music was
popular among the social elite and that aristocrats
often hired musicians for private entertainment and
to instruct their children].
MUSIC HISTORIAN II, V.O.: [Talks about how this
class-based musical tradition followed European
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC HISTORIAN II INTERCUT WITH ARTIFACTS
SHOTS OF JAZZ HISTORY/SOUTHERN SLAVES PERFORMING MUSIC
SHOTS OF JAZZ HISTORY ARTIFACTS/SOUTHERN SLAVES PERFORMING MUSIC
INT SHOTS OF JAZZ HISTORIAN I IN INTERVIEW, INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC ARTIFACTS
aristocrats to the American South, where private and
parlor music became popular across plantation
settlements].
MUSIC HISTORIAN II: [Talk about musicians who
immigrated to the Southern colonies would travel
from plantation to plantation offering instruction and
providing music for private and public
entertainment].
MUSIC FADE OUT:
NARRATOR, V.O.: Southern music also had another
form.
MUSIC FADE IN, EARLY SLAVE SPIRITUAL, TBD:
JAZZ HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [ Talks about how African
slaves came from many different cultures and
brought music with them].
JAZZ HISTORIAN I: [Talks about how people from
across Africa were thrust together on American
plantations and lacked a shared language. As the
many plantation languages and cultures fused, so
did their music].
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
SHOTS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC HERITAGE
SHOTS OF EARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS
INT SHOTS OF JAZZ HISTORIAN II IN INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF EARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC ARTIFACTS
MUSIC FADE OUT, MUSIC FADE IN, SLAVE SPIRITUAL II, TBD:
NARRATOR, V.O.: Passed down through oral
tradition and imitation, African American music
developed a rich heritage of improvisation. In many
cases, music was based on sound and expression
rather than formal notation and instruction. It
commonly was used for storytelling and
communication.
JAZZ HISTORIAN II, V.O.: [Talk about how slave
musicians were respected by both blacks and
whites, and often were able to bridge cultural
differences].
MUSIC FADE OUT; MUSIC FADE IN, EARLY JAZZ, TBD:
JAZZ HISTORIAN II: [Talks about how, eventually,
African American sounds fused with European
instruments and styles to create new musical forms,
like ragtime and jazz].
NARRATOR, V.O.: Despite its esteem, however,
black music remained on the margins of American
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
SHOTS OF EARLY RECORDING MACHINES AND ARTIFACTS
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC HISTORIAN I IN INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF CONCERT BAND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS
SHOTS OF IMMIGRATION AND EARLY MUSICIANS
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC HISTORIAN II IN INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH IMAGES OF VAUDEVILLE,
society.
MUSIC FADE OUT:
NARRATOR, V.O.: It was not until the early twentieth
century that a small machine invented to record
human speaking would help liberate this music from
the cultural margins.
MUSIC HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [ Talks about how, by the
mid-1800s, Americans had a fever for public music].
MUSIC HISTORIAN I: [ Talks about how concert
bands were everywhere and music instruction was
in most schools].
MUSIC HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [Talks about how
European composers, soloists, repertoire, styles and
instruments were flooding American popular culture
and attracting widespread audiences.]
MUSIC FADE IN, EARLY RAGTIME RECORDING, TBD:
MUSIC HISTORIAN II: [Talks about how some
entertainment forms, like as Vaudeville and
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
BURLESQUE AND BANDS
SHOTS OF THOMAS EDISON AND RECORDING MACHINES HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS
INT SHOTS OF DR. TIM TAYLOR INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH HISTORICAL IMAGES OF EARLY SOUND RECORDING MACHINES
SHOTS OF PHONOGRAPH
Burlesque, often featured African Americans and
their music, but the most popular form of music
entertainment was the concert band, which was led
by famous bandmasters like John Philip Sousa.]
NARRATOR, V.O.: In the late 1800s, at the height of
Golden Age of Bands, Thomas Edison and a
number of other innovators started work on sound
devices to record the human voice in business
settings.
MUSIC FADES OUT:
DR. TIM TAYLOR: [ Talks about how on early
recording machines, the playback was tinny and it
was difficult to capture multiple layers of voice].
MUSIC FADES IN, HISTORICAL PHONOGRAPH RECORDING, TBD :
DR. TIM TAYLOR, V.O.: [Concludes saying the new
sound machines failed in corporate culture.]
MUSIC FADES OUT:
NARRATOR, V.O.: While fruitless in business
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF DR. SIDNEY FELS INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH IMAGES OF EARLY RECORDING HISTORY ARTIFACTS
SHOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTIFACTS FROM EARLY RECORDING SESSIONS
INT SHOT OF JAZZ HISTORIAN I INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF RECORDING AND RAGTIME HISTORY
culture, however, these sound machines were
almost immediately successful in musical culture.
DR. SIDNEY FELS, V.O.: [Talks about how the
phonograph and similar machines developed
rapidly in the early twentieth century and recorded
sound became a popular commodity].
DR. SIDNEY FELS: [Talks about how recordings
were made on tinfoil or wax cylinders, and musical
selections had to be short in length and moderate in
tone.]
FELS, V.O.: [Talks about how band music transferred
well to the new medium with its short and energetic
repertoire].
NARRATOR, V.O.: As recordings increased in
demand, however, producers began looking for new
sources to record.
JAZZ HISTORIAN I: [Talks about how the catchy
tunes of Southern musical forms were suitable and
how ragtime because an early popular recorded
sound]
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
SHOTS OF HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTIFACTS OF RECORDING AND RAGTIME HISTORY, INCLUDING SHOTS OF PUBLIC DANCING AND ENTERTAINMENT
INT SHOTS OF JAZZ HISTORIAN II INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH HISTORICAL IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS FROM RAGTIME HISTORY
SHOTS OF HISTORICAL IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS FROM RAGTIME HISTORY
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC HISTORIAN I INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF EARLY JAZZ HISTORY
SHOTS OF HISTORICAL IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS FROM EARLY JAZZ HISTORY
INT SHOTS OF JAZZ HISTORIAN I INTERCUT WITH MORE MODERN IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS OF JAZZ MUSIC HISTORY
JAZZ HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [Talks about ragtime being
short in length and easy to dance to, so it took off as
public and entertainment music especially].
JAZZ HISTORIAN II: [Talks about how recording
formats got longer and allowed ragtime musicians to
improvise more, which led to its development as
jazz]
JAZZ HISTORIAN II, V.O.: [Talks about how while
some ragtime evolved into jazz, other forms gave
rise to other short-form popular music like rock and
roll].
MUSIC HISTORIAN I: [Talks about rise of jazz music
as a disciplined form, which came from increasing
public interest in jazz music.]
MUSIC HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [Talks about the
development of disciplined jazz, and the
controversies surrounding that].
JAZZ HISTORIAN I: [Talk about how, to this day, jazz
music is among the most popular musical forms
taught in public schools, and that colleges offer
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF DR. SIDNEY FELS INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH MODERN IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS FROM JAZZ HISTORY; SHOTS OF JAZZ IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SHOTS OF JAZZ MUSIC HISTORICAL IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS, INCLUDING RECORDING IMAGES
INT SHOTS OF DR. TIM TAYLOR INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH HISTORICAL IMAGES OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
SHOTS OF HISTORICAL IMAGES OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES BEING USED BY PEOPLE
INT SHOTS OF MUSIC HISTORIAN II INTERVIEW
SHOTS OF HISTORICAL IMAGES
programs in jazz].
JAZZ HISTORIAN I, V.O.: [Talk about how new jazz
continues to be born in communities across the
nation].
DR. SIDNEY FELS: [Talks about how this is a history
of specialized music in out time, how we have
witnessed the institutionalization of jazz].
DR. SIDNEY FELS, V.O.: [Considers where jazz
would be without recording technologies]
DR. TIM TAYLOR: [Talks about how people have
always used technology to push musical practice
forward]
TAYLOR, V.O.: [Talks about how it is not that
technology drives musical progress, but it enables
people to express music in new ways]
MUSIC HISTORIAN II: [Talks about how technology
is and always has been a part of musical culture]
MUSIC HISTORIAN II, V.O.: [Talks about technology
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
AND ARTIFACTS OF PEOPLE LISTENING WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES
PART THREE: NEW MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
SHOTS OF PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH NEW MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
INT SHOTS OF DR. GIL WEINDBERG WORKING IN LAB ON NEW INTERFACES FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION
IN SHOTS OF DR. GIL WEINBERG INTERVIEW
INT SHOTS OF DR. WEINBERG AND
generally evokes thoughts about listening to music,
it is opening new ways to explore making music].
PART THREE: NEW MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES:
NARRATOR, V.O.: New communication
technologies continue to advance musical culture.
NARRATOR, V.O.: Beyond offering new ways to
capture and transfer sound, computers and other
advanced machines are allowing people to make
music in ways never before experienced.
MUSIC FADE IN, NEW INTERFACES FOR MUSIC EXPRESSION LAB SOUNDS, TBD:
NARRATOR, V.O.: Dr. Gil Weinberg is a researcher
with Georgia Tech who is working on developing
new music technologies that, to some, appear to be
nothing more than simple toys.
DR. GIL WEINBERG: [Talk about the purpose
behind his research and what innovators like him
are trying to accomplish]
DR. WEINBERG, V.O.: [Talk about how the
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
OTHERS INTERACTING IN MUSIC LAB
INT SHOTS OF CHILDREN PLAYING WITH NEW INTERFACES FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION
INT SHOTS OF PARENT/S IN INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH IN SHOTS OF CHILD INTERACTING WITH NEW INTERFACES
INT SHOTS OF CHILD/REN INTERACTING WITH NEW INTERFACES
INT SHOTS OF DR. WEINBERG INTERVIEW
interfaces are bringing a community of people
together around musical expression in ways that our
culture has not yet seen].
NAT SOUND:
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
PARENT/S OF CHILD IN EXPERIMENT, V.O.:
[Explain why got involved with experiment and what
they hope it will accomplish]
PARENT/S OF CHILD IN EXPERIMENT: [Talk about
technologies opening up music in new ways].
NAT SOUND UNDER V.O.:
DR. GIL WEINBERG, V.O.: [Talks about how there
are no guarantees with technology, but how they
find hope in what they have seen].
DR. GIL WEINBERG: [Talks about connecting music
back with expression - instead of with instruction -
and how this has great potential for reaching new
musical audiences].
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF DR. GIL WEINBERG WORKING IN LAB WITH DIFFERENT RESEARCHERS AND SUBJECTS
SHOTS CONCERT HALL WHERE DR. TOD MACHOVER'S HYPERINSTRUMENT SYMPHONY IS PERFORMING
INT SHOTS OF DR. TOD MACHOVER INTERIVEW INTERCUT WITH IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS FROM HIS CHILDHOOD
SHOTS OF HYPERINSTRUMENTS AND PEOPLE USING THEM IN LAB AND PERFORMANCE SETTINGS
INT SHOTS OF DR. TOD MACHOVER IN MIT MEDIA LAB
SHOTS OF HYPERINSTRUMENTS AND PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH THEM; SPECIFICALLY CHILDREN AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED
NARRATOR, V.O.: Dr. Weinberg is one of many
researchers working to extend musical culture to
new audiences.
NAT SOUND:
DR. TOD MACHOVER: [Talk about how was drawn
to hyper-instrument technologies (childhood and
background)]
DR. MACHOVER, V.O.: [Talks about how these
technologies can be more than individual, they can
be interactive in a way human-to-human
performance can't (i.e., interactive piano)]
DR. TOD MACHOVER: [Gives and overview of lab
and demonstrates how some of the technologies
work]
DR. MACHOVER, V.O.: [Talk about how
hyperinstruments are about identifying and working
within someone's range of motion or musical
experience]
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
MIT MEDIA LAB STAFF WORKING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SUBJECTS
INT SHOTS OF MIT MEDIA LAB RESEARCHER/GRAD STUDENT INTERVIEW
DR. SIDNEY FELS ADDRESSING CLASS AND/OR CONFERENCE
INT SHOTS OF DR. SIDNEY FELS INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF HIM WORKING WITH NEW INTERFACES FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION INSTRUMENTS AND SUBJECTS
NAT SOUND:
MIT MEDIA LAB RESEARCHER/GRAD STUDENT,
V.O.: [Talks about what they have learned from
working with hyper-instruments; what they never
expected to learn]
MIT MEDIA LAB RESEARCHER/GRAD STUDENT:
[Talks about reaction to their research work and
what hopes for future developments].
NAT SOUND:
DR. SIDNEY FELS, V.O.: [Talks about how
technologies can be adapted for different people, so
where new interfaces for musical expression have
application, everyday technologies also have
application].
DR. SIDNEY FELS: [Talks about how it is not about
the technologies themselves, but finding ways to use
technologies to include more people in musical
culture].
NAT SOUND:
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
SHOTS OF A NEW INTERFACE FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION IN ITS LIFE-CYCLE
INT SHOTS OF DR. TIM TAYLOR IN INTERVIEW
SHOTS OF HISTORICAL IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES THAT DIDN'T SURVIVE
INT SHOTS OF DR. TIM TAYLOR INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF PEOPLE USING MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
FADE TO BLACK
INT SHOTS OF INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK STUDENT
DR. SIDNEY FELS, V.O.: [Talk about how many of
the technologies are in their infancy, and have a
long way to go].
DR. TIM TAYLOR: [Talk about in the history of music
technologies, how most music technologies never
take off]
DR. TIM TAYLOR, V.O.: [Gives examples of
technologies that didn't take off and talks about
where new technologies have the potential to take
or become forgotten.]
DR. TIM TAYLOR: [Talks about how the most
important role of technology is to enable human
creation and expression].
MUSIC FADES IN:
MUSIC FADES OUT; NAT SOUND FADES IN:
INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK
STUDENT: [Talks about how computers have made
it easy to play music and how he/she hopes to
continue playing the music he/she likes]
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK STUDENT IN CLASS INTERACTING WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND WITH TECHNOLOGIES
INT SHOTS OF PARENT/S WITH STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
INT SHOTS OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS INTERACTING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN MUSIC CLASSROOM SETTING
SHOTS OF INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK STUDENT INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT; BOTH WORKING WITH MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
NAT SOUND:
INNER CITY/BERKLEE CITY MUSIC NETWORK,
V.O.: [Talks about how he/she doesn't know what
he/she will be doing when they grow up, but they
hope it will have to do with music]
NAT SOUND FADES OUT; NAT SOUND FADES IN:
PARENT/S WITH STUDENT WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS: [Talks about how technologies have helped
STUDENT'S life thus far, and they hope it will
continue to help].
PARENT/S OF STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:
[Talk about how technology is not perfect, and
unless there are great people out there choosing to
use it, it won't make a difference]
NAT SOUND:
DR. DAVID WILLIAMS, V.O.: [Talk about a need to
teach new music educators to use technology in non-
traditional music settings as well as in traditional
music settings]
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
INT SHOTS OF DR. DAVID WILLIAMS IN INTERVIEW INTERCUT WITH SHOTS OF DIVERSE PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH NEW MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
SHOTS OF DIVERSE PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH NEW MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
FADE TO BLACK
SHOTS OF DIFFERENT MUSICAL SETTINGS; I.E., DR. ELAINIE LILLIOS AND ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC; EARLY JAZZ IMAGES; NEW INTERFACES FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION; BLUE MAN GROUP "TUBES" MUSIC; URBAN CLUB WITH DJ; SOUND ART INSTALLATION IN MODERN MUSEUM (OR BOSTON CYBERARTS FESTIVAL); SCHOOL MUSIC ENSEMBLE; STREET MUSICIAN
DR. DAVID WILLIAMS: [Talk about how it's not about
removing the traditional band setting, but opening
new settings to new people.]
DR. DAVID WILLIAMS, V.O.: [Says it's about diversity
and fairness; and technology can help achieve
these].
MUSIC IN:
NARRATOR, V.O.: Music critic and historian Fname
Coleman once said "through thick and thin, music
technology served as America's engine of cultural
integration."
NARRATOR, V.O.: Just as music has evolved from
its early roots as a human communication form and
ritual, music technologies have helped to advance
the ways humans use and interact with music.
Music will always mean different things to different
people. Finding ways to bridge cultural gaps that
restrict some people from musical expression will
bring a new freedom to musical culture.
VIDEO AUDIO
“Music to My Ears: Music Technologies & Underserved Audiences” (working title)
Thesis supplement to "Pathways to Performance: How Communication Technologies Help Bridge Gaps in Musical Culture"
Readers please note: This script is the preliminary film outline based on completed research. It will undergo significant revision during the production phase, based on the evidence yet to be collected. This script functions as a guideline for the production team in determining schedules, budgets and in allocation of filming resources. Please see thesis pages 9-11 for more information.
SHOTS OF ASTRONAUTS PERFORMING MUSIC ON SPACE STATION
SHOT OF EARTH FROM SPACE
FADE TO BLACK
CLOSING SEQUENCE
Beyond its entertainment role, music is an integral
part of the human experience. As technology
continues to open music to new audiences and new
settings, it takes small steps toward breaking cultural
barriers ...
... and giant leaps toward connecting humans
around a vital and universal expressive form.
MUSIC FADE OUT:
CLOSING SEQUENCE:
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