Theory and Practice of Sound for Moving Images

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
373TPS Z 2 24/H English summer

Subject guarantor

Eric ROSENZVEIG

Name of lecturer(s)

Sara Patrícia DA SILVA PINHEIRO

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The ability to to craft soundtracks for your moving image projects using a digital audio workstation (DAW)

Mode of study

Practical seminar in sound studio

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Basic understanding of video editing.

Course contents

Theory and practical instruction in sound design and editing.

Class dates: Feb 18, Feb 24, March 11, March 26, April 8, May 6

Recommended or required reading

Film Sound ? ed. Weis and Belton

Audio-Vision - Michel Chion

Sound Theory Sound Practice ? ed. Rick Altman

Lowering the Boom ? ed. Beck and Grajeda

The Foley Grail ? Vanessa Ament

filmsound.org articles by Walter Murch

Assessment methods and criteria

Students own soundtracks, attendance

Note

Today, audio is a plastic medium ? akin to sculpture. It can be shaped carefully for aesthetic and technical reasons. Imagine this class as a music composition class where your instrument is the studio and you will learn to sculpt sound for moving images. Most of what you learn can also be applicable to making music using the same tools ? a digital audio work station with good monitor speakers.

Audio post production is both an art and a craft that is easy to understand but difficult to master, particularly if your ear is untrained. Hence we will focus on close listening and attempting to hear what you are listening to, throughout the class.

The class will be divided into two parts A) theory which will be often taught through examples, and B) practice. Students are expected to bring in their own projects to work on.

We will focus on the musicality of making soundtracks - rhythm, pitch, density, mass, line, colour, while learning about editing tools. The same tools are used to work on the micro/sample/sound level and then overall at the macro level for the whole soundtrack/composition/song. That distinction is important to keep in mind throughout ? what level are you working at ? individual sounds or the overall composition?

Sara Pinheiro - http://sarapinheiro.com/about_en.php

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:

06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
room 307
Room No. 6
(Lažanský palác)
DA SILVA PINHEIRO S.
13:10–14:45
(parallel1)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Mon 13:10–14:45 Sara Patrícia DA SILVA PINHEIRO Room No. 6
Lažanský palác 		parallel1

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