Postgraduate Course: Composition for Screen B (MUSI11043)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Music |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The purpose of this course is to give the active screen composer student an opportunity to display their scoring work and research in front of a group.
The students will also have the choice to research and analyse a particular media composer and/or composition for screen element in greater detail, and present this to a group. Students will meet as a group and decide mutually, with the course leaders supervision, which element the course group will research and present this analysis.
In addition, other resources will be presented, such as through guest speakers from the professional media music industry, interviews and group visits to the Reid Studio, the ECA film and TV department, etc. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 13,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 6,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
145 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Aims:
¿ To improve awareness and knowledge of sophisticated practices in production of music for screen
¿ To orient students with the challenges of working on a sophisticated media studio environment project
¿ To improve student ability to perceive and analyse music in film, TV and media genres
¿ To gain experience in presenting works-in-progress and/or research in front of a group and receive constructive feedback
¿ To learn to work together in disseminating factors of necessary analysis for analysis as a group
Learning outcomes:
¿ Gathering of research materials for public presentation in music for screen
¿ Establishment of first contacts in local media music industry
¿ Reception of feedback of works-in-progress and perceived music for screen analysis and techniques
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Assessment Information
Students will be assessed by submission of a portfolio of one or more completed works during the semester allocated at 70%, and will be marked based on their creativity, thoroughness and originality of thought. The works should demonstrate a full exploration of the student's creative horizons as well as clear competence in relevant technical areas. The portfolio will be submitted at the end of the
course.
Additionally, each student will be allocated a research element and/or work-in-progress analysis and given a date for their presentation. The analysis will be allocated 30% and be graded equally on thoroughness of the entire assigned work, originality of thought and/or research methods and depth of analysis of a main subject in the work.
Students will receive feedback both from the course leader and students in a group feedback session after each presentation, as well as during the semester through tutorials.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Composition Media Film TV |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Yati Durant
Tel: (0131 6)50 2427
Email: Y.Durant@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lyndsay Hopes
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Lyndsay.Hopes@ed.ac.uk |
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