Weekly assignments give students experience composing (or using pre-existing music) for short professional clips from feature films. Prior to writing, the class discusses the video structure of the film first without music, followed by a variety of musical solutions as examples to compare and contrast. Functional ability is required on at least one of the following software programs: Garageband, Logic Pro, ProTools MIDI, Digital Performer, Sibelius, Finale or comparable program. Students must be able to import a QuickTime video, add music (can be original or from pre-existing sources), and export both into a single QuickTime file for presentation in class.