Students need to have an understanding / awareness of Music technology, and need to be able to read music to an intermediate levelA Day in the Life of a Film Music Degree student introduces students to the concepts, theories and practices of the film music industry, and specifically it offers students an experience of what a typical day is like on the Film Music degree.
Schedule:
- 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration
- 10:00 - 12:00 | Session 1
- 12:00 - 13:00 | Break
- 13:00 - 15:00 | Session 2
- 15:00 - 15:30 | Break
- 15:30 - 16:30 | Session 3
Session 1: Room 509 with Dr Brian Morrell
The first session, entitled ‘How Film Music Communicates’ will take place in a lecture room, and looks at the film music industry, why films need music, why people need music in film, composition, harmony, orchestration and how music creates emotion
Session 2: Room 419 (Mac Lab) with Andy Barraclough
This session introduces students into the basics of how technology is used in the creation of music for the moving image
Session 3 Room 509 with Brian and Andy
Open discussion about the day’s sessions, plus information about the Film Music degree, the standard required and entry requirements
Content to include:
- Learning about the film music industry
- Understanding why we need music in film
- Becoming familiar with ideas and concepts for becoming a Film Composer
- Developing an awareness of composition, harmony and orchestration in Film Music
- Examining how to create emotion through music
- Studying how Film Music is synced to Picture
- Studying how technology is used in modern film score composition