Composition: Screen Music (9732.2)

This unit transgresses from contemporary songwriting and production to focus on another potentially lucrative aspect of contemporary composition, media composition. The unit is less experimental in nature than Composition: Synthesis and sampling, returning to a more analytical and systematic approach. It focuses on the analytical study of key exponents and significant developments in screen media across differing screen genres. The student explores concepts and techniques in composition and synchronisation in differing commercial contexts. They research and utilise applicable music technologies and apply these in composition, production and delivery. The unit is designed to complement Contemporary Musicianship: Arranging and Orchestration and is designed to be the last phase of development before an independent project.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify historically significant developments, film genres and composers of screen music;

2. Employ standard methodologies to compose music for two contrasting screen projects;
3. Explore relationships between music and visuals in a series of short musical/visual experiments;
4. Compose music to picture employing;
5. Apply written communication skills in a range of contexts.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None

Equivalent units

None

Assumed knowledge

None.