Master in Composition for Media – MCAV
The gateway to the media industry
The MCAV is an official postgraduate program whose main objective is to train future composers for work in the film, television and video game industries. The academic program combining theoretical and practical modules is unique in Europe for its level of excellence.
Students will practice in several partner institutions, always with state of the art equipment: Recording with ensemble, news and series production, studio Dolby mixing, creation of full and short films among other audiovisual media. Students will be in contact with Spanish mainstream producers, conductors and musicians.
Study guide
I. Composition for Media (Cinema, TV, Video Game)
- Narrative Analysis. Script: genre, structure and characters
- Audiovisual composition techniques
- Advanced orchestration
- Composition with computing resources
II. Instrumental and Production Techniques
- Recording and mastering techniques in Film and Television
- Recording and mastering techniques for electroacoustic music
- Conducting
- Sound technical resources in contemporary music
III. Research Resources
- Documentation, archives and film libraries
- Business models and copyright
- Philosophy and aesthetics of audiovisual
IV. Creative Projects and Research
- Creation Master’ Final Project (Film)
- Creation of practical project (TV and Videogame)
- Research work: Master Thesis
- Research techniques
Modalidades de pago
- Single payment at the time of enrollment
- Fractionated payment in 2 installments; the first at the time of enrollment and the second in February of the enrolled course
- Fractionated payment in 10 monthly installments from September to June of the course enrolled
- Fractionated payment in 12 monthly installments from July to June of the course enrolled
