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UNE unit code: MUSI364

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  • Trimester 1 - Online
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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The continual evolution of film and screen based media has created many opportunities for composers who are interested in writing scores to accompany visual material.

Studying this unit will give you an introduction to composing music and sound for the screen. You will develop an understanding of the relationship between sound and moving image and will explore the creative process of the film composer.

You will analyse seminal film scores and examine a range of stylistic approaches to screen composition. You will develop practical techniques in both traditional notation and scoring approaches, integrated with current technologies for creating and realising film music in a professional context.

In this unit’s major project you will compose original scores for a variety of given video/film segments.

Note: Students require skills in DAW and notation software.

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 1Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
MUSI160 or MUSI140 or MUSI221 or MUSI260 or MUSI360 or MUSI560 or EDAE396 or EDAE496 or candidature in MA (Music - Rule (b))

Notes

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Donna HewittAssociate Professor in Music, Music technology, Music production, Creative Practice, Performance, Composition - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. critically analyse and evaluate the use and relationship of sound and music in moving image forms;
  2. demonstrate a broad understanding of key conventions of music and sound design for screen;
  3. demonstrate technical proficiency in designing and composing sound for screen;
  4. demonstrate advanced skills in notation software; and
  5. demonstrate technical knowledge of industry standard software required to design and set music and sound to video.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1No30%All offerings

Online Exercises

No. Words: 1500 (equivalent)

Assessment 2Yes40%All offerings

Composition project

No. Words: 2500 (Equivalent)

Assessment 3Yes20%All offerings

Exegesis

No. Words: 1500

Assessment 4Yes10%All offerings

Notation Project

No. Words: 300 (equivalent)

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen

ISBN: 9780231185899

Chion, M., Columbia University Press 2nd ed. 2019

Text refers to: Trimester 1 (Online)

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.

Speech, Music, Sound

ISBN: 9780333642894

Van Leeuwen, T., Plagrave Macmillan 1999

Note: Paperback.

Text refers to: Trimester 1 (Online)

Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema

ISBN: 9780941188265

Sonnenschein, D., Michael Weise Productions 2001

Text refers to: Trimester 1 (Online)

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