Music in Film and Literature through Shen Congwen’s Editing of the Script of The Border Town

When editing the film script of his novella The Border Town, Shen Congwen gave special instructions not just on the storyline, but also on how sounds should be used in the film. This paper analyses the effect of the differentiated use of music and sound by the author and director.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Qianwei He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2014-01-01
Series:Forum
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/article/view/693
Description
Summary:When editing the film script of his novella The Border Town, Shen Congwen gave special instructions not just on the storyline, but also on how sounds should be used in the film. This paper analyses the effect of the differentiated use of music and sound by the author and director.
ISSN:1749-9771