Orchestration for Films, Games and TV ThinkSpace Education

Overview

Key facts:

If you are already a working composer, this course in Orchestration for Films, Games and TV at ThinkSpace Education opens up a wider range of work involving live orchestra and professional grade sampled mock-ups. If you’re looking to start a career, then by graduation you will be ready to tackle real-world composition projects involving both sampled and live orchestra.

On this course, you will learn:

• To create and orchestrate awe-inspiring live and sampled orchestral film and games music.
• Contemporary commercial standard practice where the emphasis is always on speed and efficiency.
• How to work with sampled instruments, technical skills involving creating and balancing your template, instrument placement, use of reverb, and using controllers to enhance realism and orchestral mixing.
• How to produce professional-quality scores using Sibelius or Finale and record-ready Pro Tools sessions.
• To write to picture using live and sampled orchestral resources. Your optional film scoring assignments will be drawn from real-world film and video game projects.
• How to arrange for different sized orchestral ensembles.
• The research and critical thinking skills to help you put media music in context.

Accreditation

On successful conclusion of your course, you will be awarded a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chichester. All UK degrees, including those of the University of Chichester, are recognised worldwide. The qualification is fully accredited in the UK and subject to regular quality control, review and external invigilation to ensure the highest academic standards are maintained.