MUSC 148 - Sound on Screen

CR: 3
This course explores the intersection of sound and image in film, television, and video games through examining recent practices in filmmaking, video game design, sound design, and music composition. Students will study contemporary aesthetics of sound and screen through reading authors including Adorno, Chion, Barthes, Zizek, and Kane, Additionally, they will apply the principles they learn by composing and designing sound for screen using computer applications. No prior knowledge of music is necessary. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. C150, V.6a