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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Winter 2018

My Research Topic is:  The use of music in cinema, how background music and other sounds in movies can affect the atmosphere and message of a film/scene.

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Cinema, Film Score, Music, Atmosphere, Impact, Tone.

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about a topic, e.g., Nortec IF that was what I am researching) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley)). Answer the following questions:

++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) Film Score

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

Yes.

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

+This banner states that the article require verification. Since Wikipedia itself does not have original information (it does not create anything), most of the information is second-hand(coming from another source). The banner means that the information from the Wikipedia article needs to be checked that its from a credible source (reports, scholarly article, and etc.), otherwise the information could have been plagiarized or made-up.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

Yes it is easy to understand, but it does not summarize all the key points. It begins by providing a definition of “Film Score”. It then summarizes the key points of film score creation, genres, digitization, and the difference between songs and film scores.

The lead article leaves out the history, composers, and artistic merit of film score which have all been included in the article.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?”

Yes, it goes in a logical order. Starting with the creation of the film score, then moving to elements, history, composers and etc.

There are no images, but it does 36 citations for the various points of information in the article.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

It does provide a comprehensive view of the topic. Each step of the process of creation for the film score has in-depth information. The history is described from the late 1800’s which seems to be the starting point of moving pictures and accompanying music.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

It provides a non-biased view-point. Due to the unbiased nature of film scores (or rather there isn’t much to be persuaded on), there doesn’t seem to be any bias or persuasion tactics within the article. There are very few adjectives, which are indicative of attempts to change the opinion of information/facts.

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

Some of them are reliable, taking excerpts from books or from online newspapers such as the BBC, NY Times, and the Independent. It also has several citations for books such as

Kompanek, Sonny. From Score To Screen: Sequencers, Scores And Second Thoughts: The New Film Scoring Process. Schirmer Trade Books, 2004. ISBN 978-0-8256-7308-5

''De Wolfe, Warren (1988). de wolfe millennium catalogue. London: De Wolfe Music.''

There are also some unreliable/not well-known sources that have been cited. Some of the sources are actually dead (no longer available due to the website being down).

8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. Is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?

Yes, it uses proper English, no typos from the time of reading.

+b. Are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?

No, from reading it, most of the information seems to be non-opinionated or at least sourced with citations (although the citations themselves don’t all come from reliable sources).

+c. Does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

Yes, it will refer to “some composers”, when talking about a preference to pen/paper that some of them have. It also refers to some “films” when talking about the preference of using a film score or not using one.

+d. Does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

It does not seem to have any information regarding the impact the film score itself has on a movie. Though it states the creation, history, and composers, the article itself never states how a film score affects the atmosphere or tone of a movie/scene.

+e. Are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

The section on the award winning composers amounts to the length of several pages, which is more than the length of the rest of the article which would be far more important (creation, history, and artistic merit).

+f. Does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

Yes, in cases of “some composers”, it would be preferable to cite a movie or persons that would fit this example.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

No, there seems to be little dialogue between editors of this article.

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)

08:40 21 January 2018.

++Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

None, because they’re all anonymous, so therefore I am unable to check whether or not they’re knowledgeable on this topic.

+Relevance (to your research topic)

It is the topic, since my topic is about music/film score and the impact it has on movies. Though the article lacks the impact on film portion. No information regarding tone or atmosphere.

+Depth

It provides very in-depth information on the creation of film scores and everything it encompasses.

|Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)

Online Article.

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)

To inform others on the definition of Film Score, how it’s created, the history of using it in films, famous composers of it, and the elements of it.