The Role of Music on the Segmentation of Film
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Authors
Akagi, Kouri K.M.
Issue Date
2010
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
The goal of the present study was to compare a purely percussive, non-melodic soundtrack with a
melodic orchestral soundtrack and to examine their effects on the segmentation of a short, animated
video. We expected no difference between the two soundtracks. Participants segmented five
different combinations of video and music: (1) the video alone, (2) the melodic soundtrack alone, (3)
the non-melodic soundtrack alone, ( 4) the video with the melodic soundtrack and (5) the video with
the non-melodic soundtrack. We found that the melodic piece had a stronger effect on the
combined video with melodic soundtrack. However further analysis revealed unforeseen variables
that impacted this result. These unforeseen variables may have impacted previous research and thus
the major contribution of this study is the potential improvement to research methodology for
future research that involves the comparison of segmentation patterns of multiple stimuli.
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vii, 33 p.
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