This minor is not present during the minor market on March 14, but does provide online minor information in the period February 26 – March 8.
Are you currently studying to prepare yourself for the creative industry? And are you interested in artistic projects where you get to play with visual media and sound design? If that sounds like you, you are in the right place with the AV design minor.
Your interest in designing, creating, and realizing media productions goes far beyond the classroom. You have experience with Adobe design software, and you are curious about new creative media applications such as interactive and immersive installations, projection and soundscapes.
Experience in music production or sound design is not required, but the drive to learn more about it is.
Admission
After successful completion of your propaedeutic diploma, you can register for the minor. You have a solid visual design base and can work with common design programs such as Adobe Photoshop.
We will invite you for a matching interview. We will contact you by phone to discuss whether your expectations of the minor match the minor’s program.
You cannot participate in this minor if you are a part-time student.
The Examination Board determines which minors do not have a higher professional education level and/or have an unacceptable overlap with the compulsory curriculum of your own study programme. Check at the page Not allowed minor courses under your institute which minors are not allowed. This page will be updated from 29 February for the 2024-2025 minor offer.
Content
You will develop audio production and visual design skills during the minor. This means you work on expanding your portfolio as a designer.
You create your own project within an artistic or cultural context. This is your response to an existing piece, such as a press photo, a dance performance, or an ongoing exhibition in a museum. During this project, you conduct continuous and iterative research into the environment and context in which you design. In this minor you will learn to develop audiovisual installations in which you create a story, feeling or experience in a physical space with physical objects. You present the results of your research at an exhibition in the form of an audiovisual installation using the technique ‘projection mapping’.
Learning objectives
After participating in this minor, you will be able to:
- produce audio on a professional level;
- apply visuals in a physical environment;
- place your own project in a theoretical discussion about the application of media in a physical context;
- realize an audiovisual project using the technique ‘projection mapping’ at ‘proof of concept’ level;
- create added value with use of audiovisual media in a specific and physical context;
- convincingly present the results of the project to an audience;
- validate the design process (project) based on creative research.
Topics
Project
During the project, you develop your own audiovisual installation in which you create a story in a physical environment with use of image and sound. The other courses provide you with the necessary skills and the knowledge to execute this project.
Audio design
During this course, you learn how to produce music and sound with use of Ableton Live. You learn how to compose music and how to transmit sound to your audience during a live performance or an audiovisual installation.
Visual performance & projection mapping
You create a design for projection on a physical object. You learn how to effectively produce media for applications in the real, physical world, such as on the facade of a building. The focus is mainly on the creation process: the digital production of visuals.
Creative research in design practice
During this course, you do your research from a creative and artistic perspective. You will look for original and surprising ways to shape your installation.
Artistic vision in context
A beautiful audiovisual piece of art can be recognized by the strong vision behind it, a clear perspective on the opinion of the artist on a particular subject. During this course, you learn to ask questions and use existing resources to discover your personal vision.
Assessment
During the minor, you will present your audiovisual designs in a portfolio. The minor is concluded with an exhibition in which you present an audiovisual installation using the projection mapping technique. You write a report in the form of an essay or article in which you describe the design process, your personal development and reflection on the process. An oral test will also be administered, in which you position your project from a theoretical framework in relation to relevant developments in the professional field.
Literature
During the minor, different readers including literature are offered. In addition, you will have to look for and find your own literature to substantiate your artistic vision. You do not need to buy literature.
Schedule
The timetable and the teaching days are not yet known. This minor is a fulltime program.
With the exception of the first teaching period of the academic year (starting September), the lesson and test schedules are always posted on Mijn Rooster four weeks before the start of each teaching period. The schedule for the first teaching period of the academic year can be found on the site three weeks before the start. The most up-to-date schedule is always visible on Mijn Rooster.
At HU, full-time education may be scheduled between 08:30 and 19:00.
Additional costs
Please note that you will have to spend approximately € 200 on materials, software and field trips.