Sound for Film: Mentor Workshop 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311SMW2 | Z | 1 | 20S | English | summer |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Participants will get basic knowledge, through experience and a bit of theory, on sound for film in general from this course.
Mode of study
workshop
Prerequisites and co-requisites
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Course contents
This course consists of following parts:
Advanced techniques of sound shooting
- Going into detail on mic placement, boom holding, lavalier placement and wiring
- Going through some concrete recording equipment and their comparison
- Extensive QaA
Techniques of Sound Editing
- The theory of sound editing from the view point of an sound professional
- Examples of editing session organization and techniques in ProTools
- Extensive QaA
Techniques of sound Mixing
- The theory of sound mixing from the view point of an sound professional
- Explanation of mixing halls, listening enviroment, controlers and workflow
- Exaples of mixing techniques in ProTools session
- Extensive QaA
Sound dramaturgy examples
- Presentation of some more ideas from Michel Chion´s theory
- Examples of different musical dramaturgy aproaches
- Examples of interesting soundtrack ideas
- Analasis of examples brought in by students
Recommended or required reading
CHION, Michael. Audio-vision: Sound on Screen. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990.
Assessment methods and criteria
100% attendance and active participation
Note
Vojtěch Zavadil
I was born in Prague on 21.10.1991 to a middle-class religious family, with which I grew up in a nice neighborhood of Prague 6. I was influenced heavily by them to play classical music from very young age, violoncello at age seven to be precise. I started my high school education at age 11 and throughout the eight years at high school Nad Štolou, which ended with my graduation at 2011, I leaned from classical to rock, reggae, hip-hop and alternative music. I also started a high-school band and did many amateur films, because I was simply fascinated by stories and audio-vision in general. These two subjects of interest of mine have become indispensable for my later professional development. After High school I applied to bachelor's program of sound creation studies at Czech FAMU, which I started in 2012 and finished in 2016. I got accepted right away to the subsequent master at the same faculty which I hope to finish next year. I also successfully experienced Erasmus studying internship at Toulouse. During my studies I worked as an independent sound-designer on many student and also professional films (or other audio-visual formats), which included for example Kiyv Moscow (http://www.lyubynetska.com/kiev-moscow-film),
Cykles (https://www.csfd.cz/film/560995-cykle/galerie/?type=1),
Performance (https://www.leapetrikova.com/performance )
and Ohong Village (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10494406/)
I also worked as a sound mixer on few radio documentaries, between which one was very successful: Berka se rozhodl zemřít https://dvojka.rozhlas.cz/berka-se-rozhodl-zemrit-vitezny-dokument-prix-bohemia-radio-2018-7449404
And I haven't abandoned music creation as well, I recorded, produced and mixed a handful of records, I am part of an independent music studio Mr.Wombat and still active musician, recently as a leader of a band Loukotě.
I also started teaching basic sound workshops, both in Czech and English, for different topics of sound creation.
Schedule for winter semester 2019/2020:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2019/2020:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Erasmus (optional subject)