MUR136 Building a Visual Profile for Musicians (Spring 2024)

After completing the course, the student should:

• know the most important graphic tools used in music-related production of digital visual content, such as photography and graphic expressions
• have a basic understanding of the development of their own visual identity
• be able to create visual content for their own digital platforms
• be able to create visual expressions related to own music production on digital platforms and physical formats

This course focus on the production of visual content for use in social media and in websites. In addition, we work with visual content for physical and digital music products. The course is designed for visual content production and will introduce the student to a wide range of related software, technology and tools.

The teaching is conducted in groups, seminars and supervision in connection with assignments with camera and graphic design software.

Parts of the teaching are compulsory. These parts are presented in Canvas at the beginning of the semester.

Expected scope of work is 27 hours per. credits.

• approved attendance in compulsory classes
• approved 1–3 compulsory assignments

Further information is provided in Canvas at the start of the semester.

An individual portfolio exam consisting of two parts.

• Part 1: Provide a digital graphic profile for an artist or graphic material for an album release
• Part 2: A written reflection paper of approx. 500 words

Further information is provided in Canvas at the start of the semester. An overall grade is given for the portfolio.