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Identical coursesMusic & Sound in Film and Animation (B-LUCA-K44503)
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Van De Moortel Frederik (coordinator) | Van De Moortel Frederik | N. Aims
Gaining insight into the different ways in which filmmakers, composers, and sound designers handle the auditory layer in a film. By studying audiovisual compositions where sound and/or music play an exceptional role, the student gains an understanding of concepts driven by music and/or sound. The student can reflect on film from an auditory perspective.
The student
- is capable of reflecting on and judging film and audiovisual art within a broad social, cultural, and artistic context: the student can analyze the sound concept of other filmmakers and place this work within a wider context.
- can open a new perspective to view the visual layer through a sound concept or analysis.
- can independently develop or analyze a sound concept and apply these insights to their own work.
- is able to analyze a piece of music in relation to a film fragment (within a practical assignment).
This course aims at achieveing the following learning results and goals:
VD1, LR1, LR2, LR4, LR5 en LR6
Previous knowledge
We expect the student to have an open attitude to sound and listening and to be able to critically analyse texts.
Is included in these courses of study
- Schakelprogramma: Master in de audiovisuele kunsten (Brussel) 90 ects.
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de audiovisuele kunsten (Brussel) 120 ects.
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de audiovisuele kunsten (Brussel) 120 ects.
- Courses for exchange students Audio-Visual Arts (Brussels)
- Bachelor in de beeldende kunsten (Brussel) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de audiovisuele kunsten (Brussel) 180 ects.
Activities
6 ects. Music & Sound in Film and Animation (B-LUCA-K64905)
EnglishFormat: Lecture-assignment
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First termVan De Moortel Frederik | N. Content
The course delves into how sound and music can function in an audiovisual composition. By analyzing several sound concepts from filmmakers and sound designers and placing them in their cinematic context, the various possibilities are discussed and analyzed. The influence and structure of music and sound in different audiovisual media are compared: documentary, fiction film, animated film, installation, etc.
Special attention is also given to the twilight zone between sound and music and the theoretical frameworks of composition techniques that start from recorded or synthetic sound (soundscape, field recording, soundwalks, and musique concrète). We listen to and analyze Cage, Xenakis, and Feldman in the context of 'Inside' by Vasilis Katsoupis, and examine how the music of this film transforms these influences into a film score.
A wide range of theoretical concepts such as those of Michel Chion, Pierre Schaeffer, and David Sonnenschein are covered. This serves as the foundation for the student's own sound concept.
We study and analyze 'Cleo' by Eva Cools. How are sound and music written in the script?
Course material
Texts made available on Toledo
Language of instruction: more information
Classes are given in English, unless all students are Dutch-speaking.
Format: more information
This is a theory course, but certain aspects of the theory will be investigated with practical assignments.
Evaluation
Music & Sound in Film and Animation (B-LUCA-K84503)
Explanation
| Assessment | Grading scale |
|---|---|
| TOTAL | 1-20/20 scale |
During the exam, questions will be asked about topics covered in the lessons, accounting for 10 out of 20 points.
Assignment: the student presents and explains the sound concept (both music and sound) of their bachelor’s project using their script. This accounts for 6 out of 20 points.
Attendance and participation during the lectures are worth 4 out of 20 points.
Information about retaking exams
In case of failure or absence on the day of the exam the student will have a second exam opportunity, following the same rules as the first exam