This document provides an introduction and overview of a university course on music and sound production for moving images. The course is worth 60 credits and will take place over the academic year, meeting for 1 hour per week. It includes 4 assignments: a presentation on the components of moving image projects, an original music piece for a video commission, sound design for the same project, and delivering the finished work to the client. Initial class time will involve discussing project ideas and researching examples.
The following resources come from the 2009/10 B.Sc in Media Technology and Digital Broadcast (course number 2ELE0073) from the University of Hertfordshire. All the mini projects are designed as level two modules of the undergraduate programmes.
The objectives of this module are to demonstrate within a digital broadcast environment:
• an understanding of audio requirements for digital editing.
• an awareness of technical constraints for content management and creation.
• the creation of multitrack sound sequences.
Students will be provided with a library of audio samples captured from a range of sources from which they must select and edit into several short duration, professional quality, multitrack sound sequences. The project provides students with an awareness of current audio standards and also the need to appraise the technical content of source material. The project also introduces the use of contemporary digital authoring tools and processes.
The following resources come from the 2009/10 BSc in Music Technology (course number 2ELE0077) from the University of Hertfordshire. All the mini projects are designed as level two modules of the undergraduate programmes.
The objectives of this module are to demonstrate within a digital audio environment:
• an understanding of audio requirements for digital editing.
• an awareness of technical constraints for content management and creation.
• the creation of immersive multitrack sound sequences, within a games environment.
Students will be provided with a library of audio samples, captured from a range of sources, from which they must select and edit into a short duration, professional quality multitrack sound sequence. The project provides students with an awareness of current audio standards and also the need to technically appraise the content of source material. The project also introduces the use of contemporary digital authoring tools and processes.
2. The Unit
The aim of this unit is to develop learners’
music production, composition and sound
creation skills relating to projects involving
the moving image.
3. The Unit
Unit
number 20
Music and Sound for the Moving Image
The unit is worth 60 credits
Will last the whole year
1hr per week
4. Assignments
1.
2.
3.
4.
Assignment 1: The Components of a
Moving Image Project
Assignment 2: Music to Picture
Assignment 3: Sound Design
Assignment 4: Delivering Your Work to
the Client
5. Assignment details
Assignment 1: The Components of a Moving
Image Project
A
10 minute presentation on the
components of a moving image project;
You
will analyse a range of moving image
based material (movies, trailers, TV ads, etc)
identifying audio and visual elements
6. Assignment details
Assignment
Practical
2: Music to Picture
work in class.
Producing sound for a moving image
project
A video production company has
commissioned an original piece of music.
7. Assignment details
Assignment
Practical
3: Sound Design
work in class.
Focusing on sound design elements.
The same video production company also
requires sound design for the same
project.
8. Assignment details
Assignment
Client
4: Delivering Your Work to the
You
will hand in your finished project (a
moving image project with complete
music and sound design)
You
are required to send the client your
work in a suitable format.
9. Overview of assignments
What exactly you will submit:
1 presentation and PowerPoint document
of presentation
2 Written reports/logs of your work – 1 for
the music you’ve created – 1 for the sound
design
1 completed project on a DVD or
available to view online
10. Initial Ideas
In pairs, discuss and list a few possible ideas
for your project.
E.g:
will it be a video?
A slideshow/still images?
Will it be live footage or animation?
How long will it be
11. Research Task
Find
two or more examples of a similar
product to the one you will make.
What music do they use?
Do they use sound effects?
How is the sound designed?
What do you like?
What would you do differently?
12. Re-Cap
Unit
number 20
Music and Sound for the Moving Image
The unit is worth 60 credits
Will last the whole year
1hr per week
4 assignments – 1 Presentation, 2 written
docs, 1 project.
