InMICS is a two-year programme offering advanced international students the chance to hone their skills, share their talents and develop their own personality and projects within an international, professional environment.
InMICS was created by a partnership of European and Canadian higher art education institutes and professional organisations in the field of audiovisual creation.
Higher education institutions involved:
CNSMD de Lyon (France) - coordinator
Conservatorio di Musica G.B. Martini Bologna (Italy)
KASK & Conservatory (HOGENT) in Ghent (Belgium)
Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Music (Canada)
Professional partners involved:
Festival International du Film d’Aubagne (France)
Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna (Italy)
FilmFest Gent (Belgium)
Permission Inc., Montréal (Canada)
This Master’s is dedicated to international students wishing to work as composers for audiovisual media in the broadest sense of the term. We welcome applications from anyone who already composes music for screen. A bachelor’s degree in music or the equivalent is required. Applicants will be assessed first and foremost on their creative abilities, coupled with profound interest in music and visual media.The programme will be taught primarily in English, with the exception of a few courses in the language of the country of one of the four institutes. You will need a B1 level in English in order to successfully follow the InMICS courses. Additionally, if you wish to study at the University of Montréal, you will need an A2 level in French. Language levels will be assessed during the application interviews.There is no age limit.
CONCEPT AND CONTENT
The study is for two years, at two of the four partner institutes. Each of the participating schools offers a specific teaching environment, and students will study and work at two of the four schools. This gives them the ideal opportunity to fulfil their personal objectives and advance their professional perspectives. Each of the four institutions offers a different teaching approach to composition for visual media, with a specific focus on the medium and professional perspectives:
Conservatorio "G.B. Martini" Bologna: Electroacoustic Composition for Screen
KASK & Conservatory (HOGENT) in Ghent: Musical Theatre and Media Arts
CNSMD de Lyon: Scoring for Screen
Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Music: Composition for Video Games
Some subjects (cultural and theoretical subjects and research methodology) are taught through e-learning or visio-conference to all the students by specialists selected by the four institutions.
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
- Each student defines the theme of his/her research project, and choses a referent teacher in one of the 2 awarding institutions at the beginning of the programme to follow up this activity. A co-tutor can be chosen in the second institution.
- Each student follows a methodology course delivered by one teacher to all students through e-learning or visio-conference during the first 2 semesters.
- Each students hands in his/her thesis at the end of the 4th semester (by the end of August)
- Each student participates in a public defence
CLOSE LINKS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD
- Collaborative workshops with audiovisual arts students taking place at each of the participating schools
- Professional internship of 2 months in an organisation active in the field of music creation for the audio-visual
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Main classes location: Bologna Conservatory of Music
- Special classes and assignments can be held in the headquarters of the partner
institutions
- Period: from November, 2nd to June, 30th
- Timetable of the class activity: from Monday to Saturday
STUDY PROGRAM
InMICS study program
More information and details about InMICS (course description, student profile, presentation of institutions partners, application procedure, etc.) on www.inmics.org. InMICS is also on facebook
