Music Production for Film & Television
Fall, 2011
Course Website
Instructor:
Jon Newton
Email
Syllabus
| Course Title: | Music Production for Film & Television |
| Term: | Fall, 2011 |
| Classroom: | Lincoln Hall, Room 326F |
| Course Number: | MTS 311 |
| Meeting Day and Time: | Tuesdays, 6-8 PM |
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Texts: There is a recommended text for this course:
The Soul of Cinema, by Larry M. Timm Published by Prentice Hall ©2003 by Pearson Education ISBN: 0-13-030465-4
Resources: Students are welcome to use the PSU Music Technology website, at this URL: http://www.ramp.pdx.edu. There are many suggestions as to helpful books and applications, as well as support tutorials and Power Point presentations. The MTS password will also allow navigation of this site.
Course Description: This class examines music and sound design created to support the visual image. Topics include film scoring technology, music for animation, interfacing with film company technicians, finding scoring employment, and broadcast rights organizations.
Prerequisites and Individualization: Students will have completed MTS 111-113, or have extensive experience producing music on Macintosh computers using both MIDI and audio features of Digital Performer. Students are assumed to have advanced email, and Internet skills. Students may suggest modifications to assignments that support personal projects.
Special Considerations: Students with documented disabilities will be accommodated. Please discuss with instructor during the first week of the term.
Schedule
| # | Date | Subject | Project | Reading |
| Film 1 Part 1 Make Your Own Website |
Timm Ch 1 | |||
| Film 1 Part 2 | Timm Ch 2 (pp. 12-42) | |||
| Make Scoring Template | SMPTE Sites | |||
| Timm Ch 2 (pp. 42-52) | ||||
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| Film 3 | Animated Films | |||
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| Film 4 | Trip To The Moon (streamed) | |||
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| Student work | How To Find Work and Profit From It |
Classes
Orientation
•MIDI Lab and Mac Accounts
•Term Overview: What this class will (and won't) cover
•Text
•Resources
•Website
•Weekly Schedule & Lab Use
•Registration Issues
Scoring in Digital Performer
•Conductor Track
•V-Rack
•Window Sets
•DLS Synth
•Quicktime Pro
Simple Scoring
•First, set up a new film score in Digital Performer
•In Beach Movie 1, create a score of fun, possibly Caribbean-flavored background music with at least one hard hit.
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Careers in Music Technology: Licensing, Copyright & Broadcast Rights
•Class discussion on how to protect and profit from your copyrighted work
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ASCAP |