Audio and Visual Design

In this course you will learn to produce music and sound with Ableton Live (professional music production software). Using this programme you will not only compose music, you will also learn how to produce sound for different types of productions - think of film or animation - and you will learn how to convey sound in a live performance or (interactive) installation to a public. The focus lies mainly on the manufacturing process: digitally producing sound.

You could say that our modern (mass) media are very ‘square’. Most of our media consumption happens via rectangular screens or via the equally rectangular print media. At the same time, there are more and more possibilities to use (interactive) media outside the screen. For example in projections on buildings, soundscapes in retail spaces, in the design of the decoration of a festival or in interactive light installations in the urban environment. In this course you learn how to produce visual material for these types of applications. You realise a design for a projection on a physical object where you use the physical characteristics of that object. You learn to start with the shapes and lines that characterise that object. And you will learn how to effectively produce media for applications in the real, physical world. The focus is mainly on the manufacturing process: digitally producing visuals.

A powerful multi-media work is recognised by the well thought-out vision behind it. Through its work, the artist shows a clear perspective on the chosen subject. In this course you will learn (1) to ask the right questions in order to give direction to your research, (2) to use these questions to find a wide range of qualitative sources and (3) to relate and contrast these in order to (4) develop your substantiated personal vision of the theme.

In this programme research is an important part of the process. The research has a very specific function: it is not just about explaining and understanding a situation. It is also - or most importantly - about finding inspiration. In this course you will do research from a creative and artistic perspective. The aim of the research is to find original and surprising ways to shape your media production and to find out how you can actually realise your ideas.

During the 'Project' course, you will use skills and knowledge you have developed during other courses. In this course you will develop your own audio visual installation using the technique projection mapping. With the aid of image and sound you will create a story in a physical environment. You will work in an environment that has been made available by a partner of our university and will work on a question from that partner. The issues we tackle in the project have a very open character. Think of questions such as: how can we positively influence the experience of an environment by making use of audiovisual media? In this project you will develop a ‘proof of concept’ in 20 weeks. You present the solution in the given environment. In doing so, you show in a convincing way that the chosen solution is effective.