MUSI1705
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
Foundations in Digital Media explores the practical applications of digital technology in current music-making, performance-making and media-making practices. The course focuses on software-based approaches to media creation, content enhancement and creative production while providing fundamental skills in sound design, performance design, music creation and media production. Students will advance their level of digital media literacy, enhance their creative ability and broadening their understanding of media content development within the digital domain.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Newcastle City Precinct
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Describe and employ fundamental media production techniques in the digital domain;
2. Manipulate and combine media content in different digital formats;
3. Creatively arrange media material within a software environment;
4. Competently operate relevant media software and hardware technologies;
5. Recognise visual representations of media content through software.
Content
Course content includes (but is not limited to):
- Methods of developing and arranging media content
- Digital media formats used in the performing arts
- Approaches used by media production software
- Fundamental digital editing and material enhancement
- Virtual studio technology and software plug-ins/processing
- Creative production techniques used in the performing arts
- Graphical representation of media content within software
- Digital cultures and the modern composer/performer
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Performance Production Research Task
Project: Creative Production Task
Project: Collaborative Production Task
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- MUSI1705 - Semester 2, 2023 (Newcastle) (PDF, 193.2 KB)
- MUSI1705 - Semester 1, 2024 (Newcastle) (PDF, 157.5 KB)
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