MA COURSES
Composing For Film and Television
Curriculum
YEAR ONE
A series of composing workshops combining practical exercises and seminars:
Basic narrative techniques
Midi, sampling and audio
Combining music and sound
Narrative with dialogue
Non-fiction scoring
Instrumentation and orchestration
Composing to script
Improvisation
Ongoing analysis of feature film soundtracks and film structure
Orchestration and recording with live musicians
Workshops with Sound Design and Editing students:Abstract Film WorkshopWithout Images - a sound-only project
Animation exercises
Shooting the Scene - writing and directing a scene to learn the basics of scene structure
Productions
Without Words - short drama shot without dialogue
Documentary poetry exercise
1st year fiction film
Cross Spec - an introduction to film language and storytelling involving all departments
YEAR TWO
Orchestration and recording with live musicians
Improvisation
Continued analysis of films
2nd year short fiction production, shot on Digibeta
Graduation films in documentary, fiction and animation