May 19, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
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MUSC 405 - Audio for Film, Video and Animation


This course examines the relationship of music to image. The roles of music supervisor, music editor, orchestrator, arranger, and composer are covered. Students spot and cut music to moving images and are introduced to the vocabulary needed to work with music editors, composers and the related business and legal aspects of the industry are examined. Also covered are stylistic arranging, instrumentation and orchestration to achieve specific emotion in the viewer/listener. Covers the concepts and applications of audio production for film and video. Students will explore the history of sound for film, filmmaking practices, THX and theatre sound formats, television audio production and synchronization with SMPTE. Industry techniques such as Foley and audio post-production will be examined. Also covered is audio production in the radio on and off-air studios.

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: MUSC 230 



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