| Unit name | Media Composition |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MUSIM0025 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Mr. Goodchild |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Music |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This is a practice-led unit which offers direct experience of the approaches used in media composition today, taught by a guest tutor professionally active in the industry. The unit develops skills in musical characterisation across varied genres, focusing on forms such as Television documentary, promotional videos, advertising and library music. The sessions consider the appropriate use of the latest studio techniques with or without live resources, working to a brief, and considerations of style in relation to the target audience. The unit brings together techniques taught in the Professional Techniques unit and in the student's choice of optional unit such as Writing for Orchestra.
Aims:
The course provides a complete and up-to-date introduction to the skills, techniques and practicalities involved in media composition and primary knowledge of business survival skills. Regular assignments are set and evaluated, leading to more extended assessed projects in audio, TV and documentary media.
The successful student will:
The unit is taught by visiting media composition experts. The format is a weekly lecture, supplemented by seminars, demonstration and individual supervision. Students normally undertake work-experience fieldtrips to private active studios and the BBC. This unit works in harness with the Professional Techniques unit, from which events such as the workshop/recording feed directly into media projects.
100% by four of the coursework projects, submitted as a demo/playreel DVD representing one in each of the categories: Titles, Documentary, Drama, and free choice, with documentation on the compositional brief and process.
