MO2S49 - Music and Sound for Media 09 Feb 2021 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: MO2S49
Module Title: Music and Sound for Media
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Music and Drama
Faculty Sub Group: Music
Module Leader: Neil Martin
Module Team: Lucy Squire, Alun Tomos, David Coker, Tim Land, Matthew Callanan
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake: 2026
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 101450 - applied music and musicianship
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 09 Feb 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

The module aims to:

• Introduce and examine the developments of visual forms and texts, \\u2028stimulate thought, discussions and debate which encourages further reading, viewing and research
• To equip students with the technical and musical knowledge needed to begin composing music and designing sounds for film, video and related media.
• Introduce students to image creation techniques

Content Summary

This module compliments the skill building elements of the practice-based modules by delivering an introduction to developing visual awareness to complement students’ developing musical language through a series of workshops, seminars and screenings.

It explores the relationship between sound and music in supporting screen and other areas of the media. This will include:

• Visual media: Film, Television, Animation, Games
• Nonvisual media: Radio and Podcasting, Popular Music
The unit will introduce core technical, analytic and creative skills to combine sound and music for media in an effective way. Students will learn about specific media output and how music and sound work to support, or in some cases, even drive communication to specific audiences.

Formative assessment and tutorials will support the development of the original work to a standard suitable for public consumption. Students will attend regular technical classes in the use of creative media software and appropriate production techniques.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 18
Supervised time in studio/workshop 18
Independent Study 82
Directed Study 30
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 24
Formative Assessment - Independent 28
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Investigate and critique the history of music video production and audio-visual developments.
LO2 Apply appropriate technical knowledge of and skills in relation to filmmaking equipment and post-production software to produce work of an appropriate standard in visual rhetoric and sound.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Online Practical Assessment Production (Online) 1 A portfolio of creative work: a selection of visual cues either set by tutor or chosen by student 0 N/A 75 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Presentation that analyses sound and/or music for a visual artefact, and how it has influenced your creative choices 10 N/A 25 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Production (Online) 1
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1

Reading List

Essential Reading

• Berger, J. (1976) Ways of Seeing
• Holman, T. (2010) Sound for film and television. Focal Press
• MacDonald, L. E. (2013) The invisible art of film music: a comprehensive history. 2nd. edn. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press.


Recommended Reading

• Arnold, G. et al. (2020) Music/video: histories, aesthetics, media. London: Bloomsbury.
• Ascher, S (2013), Filmmaker’s Handbook, PLUME
• Pejrolo, A. (2007) Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer. Focal Press.
• Prendergast, R. M. (1991) Film music: a neglected art: a critical study of music in films. Norton.
• Rogers, H & Barham, J (2017) The Music and Sound of Experimental Film, Oxford University Press
• Schulze, H (2019) Sound Works: A Cultural Theory of Sound Design, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Schwartz, L (2007) Making Music Videos: Everything You Need to Know From the Best in the Business Billboard Book.
• Thurlow, C (2013). Making Short Films: The Complete Guide from Script to Screen, Bloomsbury
• Winters, P. O. (2017) Sound design for low and no budget films. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

DVD
• JONZE, S, CUNNINGHAM, C, GONDRY, M. (2004). [DVD]. Director's Label Series Boxed Set - The Works of Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry. Palm Pictures


Online
• http://www.filmsound.org/
• https://www.gamasutra.com/category/audio/
• https://nofilmschool.com/2017/10/learn-5-fundamental-ways-use-sound-your-film