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  • FS 221: Introduction to Film Scoring

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:D. Carlin Required of:FILM majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Investigation of the aesthetic relationship between film and music. Discussion of the many functions of film music with analysis of its most effective application to dramatic situations. Exploration of career opportunities in film and television music.
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  • FS 241: Analysis of Dramatic Scoring

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits: 2 credits Prerequisites: FS-221, CM-221, CM-231, CP-213, ISKB-212 (or piano proficiency level 2), either COND-211 or COND-221 or COND-216, HR-212 and ET-212 or ET-232. FS-241 must be taken concurrently with FS-361. Course Chair: D. Carlin Required of: FILM Electable by: FILM majors Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description This course combines analysis and composition elements, in order to provide students with the basic musical skills necessary for composing music for film. Course work includes in-depth analysis of existing musical examples, which demonstrate the "building blocks" of composition, including: melody, harmony, rhythm, and form, as applied to specific dramatic situations. Students will compose several short original examples, modeled after the various analysis examples presented.
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  • FS 251: The Language of Film

    3.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:3.0 Prerequisites:FS-221 and LCOR-112 Course Chair:D. Carlin Required of:None Electable by:FILM majors Offered:Fall, Spring Description This course provides Film Scoring majors with an introduction to how film makes visual and narrative meaning through the "language of film," which includes camera, frame composition, lighting, production design, acting styles, editing, dialogue, plot, genre, themes, sound, and point of view. Students will learn to "read" and analyze film from a film studies perspective. Written assignments and in-class activities will reinforce writing, reading, and oral communication skills, with the goal of strengthening students' abilities to communicate with directors.
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  • FS 311: Film Music Composition Seminar

    1.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:CM-221, CP-213, and FS-221 Course Chair:D. Carlin Required of:None Electable by:FILM majors Offered:Spring, Fall Description Intended as a complement to FS-341 and/or FS-441, this course is designed to provide a link between composition and scoring techniques by addressing specific challenges of dramatic music composition. Application of compositional devices intended to help advance the drama; exploration of different concepts and methods as creative music resources for current and future scoring assignments.
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  • FS 315: Film Theory and Structure

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:FS-221 and LCOR-112 Course Chair:D. Carlin Required of:None Electable by:FILM majors Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description This course will provide students with a comprehensive background in theoretical film structures and screenwriting. The structures of film will be presented through a series of film-analysis lectures and practical training in preproduction filmmaking from concept through shooting script. The essential chronology of film theories will be given with an overview of conventional and unconventional film structures. Students will then be guided through script readings in order to enhance their ability to read, analyze, and visualize stories in script format. The course will draw from the predominant cinematic styles and will expose students to the development of the story from concept to script to storyboard.
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  • FS 340: Dramatic Orchestration for Film

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:FS-241, FS-361, and either COND-212 or COND-222; FS-341 must be taken concurrently with FS-340. Course Chair:D. Carlin Required of:FILM majors Electable by:FILM majors Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description This course focuses on the exploration and application of traditional and contemporary orchestration techniques to support and achieve intended dramatic effect. Regular assignments involve the use of orchestration as an important compostional tool to successfully meet the emotional requirements of a wide variety of dramatic situations.
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  • FS 341: Scoring Techniques for Film and Video

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits: 2 credits Prerequisites: FS-241, FS-361, and either COND-212 or COND-222; FS-340 must be taken concurrently with FS-341. Course Chair: D. Carlin Required of: FILM majors Electable by: FILM majors Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description The technical and aesthetic aspects of composing and recording music for picture using various synchronization methods: to a click provided by a MIDI sequencer, and to a studio clock or stopwatch. Film and Video formats, measurements, and conversions as well as scoring procedures and rehearsal techniques covered. Students compose and record three projects: sequenced, sequenced combined with live players, and a free timed to clock project using a live ensemble.
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  • FS 361: Computer/Synthesis Applications for Film Scoring

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits: 2 credits Prerequisites: FS-221, CM-221, CM-231, CP-213, ISKB-212, HR-212, ET-212 or ET-232, and either COND-211 or COND-221 or COND-216; FS-361 must be taken concurrently with FS-241. Course Chair: D. Carlin Required of: FILM majors Electable by: FILM majors Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description The use of MIDI/Audio sequencing in scoring to picture, in conjunction with sample playback and synthesis software. Special attention is paid to the Film Scoring capabilities of MacIntosh sequencing application(s) using: QuickTime, tempo, meter, and synchronization, in the process of scoring music to picture. Emphasis is also placed on maximizing dramatic expression through use of the available software tools.
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  • FS 375: Film Music Editing

    1.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits: 2 credits Prerequisites: CM-311, FS-340, and FS-341; FS-375 must be taken concurrently with FS-441. Course Chair: D. Carlin Required of: FILM majors Electable by: FILM majors Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description A technical course designed to give composers practical experience in the area of music editing for a scored film and temp tracked film project. Class instruction and weekly private lab work will include the preparation of all documents involved in music post-production, as well as various techniques used when synchronizing and editing music to picture on a digital audio workstation.
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  • FS 391: Survey of Film Scoring Techniques and Procedures

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits: 2 credits Prerequisites: COND-211, FS-221, and either AR-201 or CM-221 Course Chair: D. Carlin Required of: None Electable by: All except FILM majors Offered: Spring, Fall Description This course is intended to give non-film scoring majors an overview of the mechanics of synchronization and the psychological implications of applying music to film. Analysis of special dramatic situations will be followed by demonstrations of scoring techniques such as click tracks and picture recording. Procedures for composing and recording film music.
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