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Not offered in 2020

Unit description

Examines image-sound relations across a range of screen based contexts, focusing on film music and sound design, live audio visual performance, and interactive game environments. Students analyse and create music/sound works that accompany image tracks.

Unit content

  • Screen sound categories
  • Analysis of screen sound and music
  • Film music composition processes – concept development, spotting, technical processes
  • Functions of film music
  • Use of songs in film
  • Sound design: foley, effects, location recording
  • Live AV – styles and genres, processes and techniques
  • Game sound and virtual worlds

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1Understand and apply screen sound theory to a variety of screen based media contexts.
2Create and present sound/music tracks to accompany given image tracks.
3Demonstrate advanced level technical skills in relation to the creation of sound/music tracks to accompany image tracks.
4Evaluate and reflect on creative practice outcomes and processes in relation to advance level practices.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Understand and apply screen sound theory to a variety of screen based media contexts.
  2. Create and present sound/music tracks to accompany given image tracks.
  3. Demonstrate advanced level technical skills in relation to the creation of sound/music tracks to accompany image tracks.
  4. Evaluate and reflect on creative practice outcomes and processes in relation to advance level practices.

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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