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MUS 402
FILM SCORING II
11:00 A.M., TR
3 Credit Hours
Instructor: Prof. Christopher Kozak
Moody Music Building, Room 201B
205-348-6333, 205-348-1473 (fax)
ckozak@music.ua.edu
Prerequisite: MUS 401 or permission of instructor.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of Film Scoring I with an emphasis on the extended
film score. Focus will be placed on film score analysis and
study. Continued study of the use of the click track (steady
tempi, mixed tempi and meters, free timing, etc.). Special
attention will be paid to the psychological impact of the music
and the appropriateness of the cue. Once the projects are written
they will be recorded in the Jazz
Studio and produced for the
student's portfolio.
COURSE GOALS & OBJECTIVES:
The primary objective of the course is to develop the student's
skills to quickly ascertain and comprehend the needs of the
specific music as dictated by the film and director, then creatively
compose, arrange, and orchestrate the project under the guise
of a strict deadline. The student will study the psycholigical
impact of cues by completing detail analyses of existing film
scores and presenting their finding during the class. The student
will also develop skills to conduct a recording session successfully,
learn to find and correct mistakes by aural recognition and/or
score analysis in a time effective fashion, and learn the basics
of sonically producing a project for final presentation to
a client.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
The Reel World: Scoring for Pictures, Jeff Rona. Miller Freeman
Books, San Francisco: 2000.
On The Track, Rayburn Wright & Fred Karlin, Schirmer Books,
1989.
ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS:
Weekly readings and assignments will be given for the student
to complete. There will be three projects due in the course.
Project #1 is the in-depth anaylisis of 6 existing film scores
(scores to be pre-approved by the Professor). Project #2 will
be an extended film score - 4 to 5 minutes in length. The student
will choose a film clip from the existing clips in the Jazz
Program. Project #3 is another extended film score - 4 to 5
minutes in lenght. Students may choose a clip from an existing
movie which does not originally include music. Details for
all projects will be discussed at length in class.
EXAMINATIONS:
There will be a final examination for this course and will
cover all material discussed in the course.
GRADING PROCEDURES & POLICIES:
Assessment of the student's work is based on the following
criteria:
- Comprehension and command of material covered in the course.
- Completion of projects by the deadline. Late projects will
result in lowering of the final grade.
- Leadership qualities and abilities to the conduct the recording
session.
- Effectiveness of the musical cue.
- Examination/quizzes.
GRADING SYSTEM:
The student's final grade will be drawn from grades received for each component
of the course:
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Grades: |
| Quizzes |
5% |
95%-100% = A |
| Project #1 |
30% |
90%-94% = A- |
| Project #2 |
25% |
86%-89% = B+ |
| Project #3 |
25% |
82%-85% = B |
| Final Examination |
15% |
79%-81% = B- |
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75%-78% = C+ |
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71%-74% = C |
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68%-70% = C- |
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64%-67% = D+ |
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60%-63% = D |
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57%-59% = D- |
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0%-56% = F |
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance of all classes is expected. Because the course only
meets once a week, more than 2 absences will lower the final
grade by one letter and may also result in expulsion from the
class. Any extenuating curcumstances must be immediately discussed
with Tom Wolfe.
COURSE OUTLINE:
This is subject to change, dependent on the needs and progress
of the class.
| Classes |
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| Week 1/2: |
Review student projects from
Film Scoring I. |
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| Week 2/1: |
Technology: Click Tracks.
On the Track, Wright/Karlin, pp. 103-126.
Assignment: Click track examples - TBA. |
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| Week 2/2: |
Technology: Click Tracks continued.
On the Track, Wright/Karlin, pp. 103-126. Assignment:
Click track examples - TBA. |
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| Week 3/1: |
Film Scores Analysis.
Listen to the Movies, Karlin. TBA.
Assignment: Project #1. Student presentations begin Week
4/1. |
Quiz #1: Click Tracks and Synchonization |
| Week 3/2: |
Film Scores Analysis.
Listen to the Movies, Karlin. TBA. |
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| Week 4/1: |
Project #1 - Score #1 due.
Analysis of movies. |
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| Week 4/2: |
Project #1 - Score #1 due continued. |
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| Week 5/1: |
The Extended Score.
On the Track, Wright/Karlin, pp. 127-331. |
Review of film clips for student projects. |
| Week 5/2: |
Writing the Score.
The Reel World, Rona, pp. 98-122.
Score Impact.
Listen to the Movies, Karlin. TBA |
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| Week 6/1: |
Project #1 - Score #2 due.
Analysis of movies. |
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| Week 6/2: |
Project #1 - Score #2 due continued. |
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| Week 7/1: |
Individual meeting with the Professor to
discuss the film cue. Times - TBA. |
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| Week 7/2: |
Completion of Project #2. |
Project #2 due - score and parts. Recording session time
- TBA. |
| Week 8/1: |
Review student film scores. |
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| Week 8/2: |
Project #1 - Score #3 due.
Analysis of movies. |
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| Week 9/1: |
Project #1 - Score #3 due continued. |
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| Week 9/2: |
Review of film clips for Project #3 |
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| Week 10/1: |
Setting Up a Studio: Synchronization.
The Reel World, Rona, pp. 83-97. |
Submit Project #3 film clip for approval. |
| Week 10/2: |
Project #1 - Score #4 due.
Analysis of movies. |
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| Week 11/1: |
Project #1 - Score #4 due continued. |
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| Week 11/2 |
Film Scores Analysis.
Listen to the Movies, Karlin. TBA |
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| Week 12/1 |
Individual meeting with the Professor to
discuss the film cue. Times - TBA. |
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| Week 12/2 |
Project #1 - Score
#5 due.
Analysis of movies. |
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| Week 13/1 |
Project #1 - Score #5 due continued. |
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| Week 13/2: |
Student mock presentations of Project
#3 cues. |
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| Week 14/1: |
Completion of Project #3 |
Project #3 due - score and parts. Recording session time
- TBA. |
| Week 14/2: |
Review student film scores. |
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| Week 15/1: |
Project #1 - Score #6 due.
Analysis of movies. |
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| Week 16/1: |
Project #1 - Score #6 due continued. |
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| Week 16/2: |
Review of projects and materials for Final
Examination. |
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