Audiovisual Composition

Catalog description

This production-centered module focuses on audiovisual composition. It covers several theoretical and practical approaches as well as video production software and techniques. Students will learn about the history of visual music and other cultural and historical contexts for audiovisual composition. They will analyze and discuss pieces of historical significance along with modern examples. Finally, they will produce audiovisual work using the theory and examples discussed in class to inform their compositional strategies. Production techniques taught in the course will center on video editing and processing but will include other aspects of production such as filming and compression for various distribution formats. Prerequisite: 57-358