GRMUS 664P — Scoring to Picture Workshop

2 credits
Spring
Edward Bilous

Prerequisite: GRMUS 660P , GRMUS 662P . This course introduces the fundamental skills essential to composing and producing film music. Coursework will explore all elements of the scoring process, including spotting a picture, creating a musical structure based on visual images, styles of music composition and production, and analysis of traditional film scores. Students will be required to compose and produce original scores to excerpts from a variety of filmed media, including feature films and documentaries. For the final project, students will compose and produce original scores to short films created by young filmmakers working in diverse styles.