Course Description
Principles and techniques of sound design for live theatre, film, and animation. Considers both the theory of sound design and the practical application of sound as a design medium. Topics include emotional and narrative content of sound, analyzing scripts for sound needs, creating foley effects, and researching and using music for effect.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students are graded at a higher standard of
expectation, both for research and for practical projects.
Graduate students are expected to research and present a 20–30
minute presentation on a sound designer, a new technical aspect
of sound design, or the business of work in the sound field.
Research into this presentation must synthesize both critical
and practical literature, and students will use knowledge
gained from their research to inform other projects during the
semester, especially the final class project, which is
synthetic in nature. The project must use presentation software
(e.g., PowerPoint), and the research must be documented. The
project must use presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint), and
the research must be documented.
Athena Title
Sound Effects Stage and Screen
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students are expected to show proficiency in the use of sound equipment and the ability to design voice tracks, sound effects tracks, and music sound tracks for stage, film and animation.
Topical Outline
Week 1 Intro Week 2 Principles of Sound Week 3 Play Analysis Week 4 Sound Design Concepts Week 5 Sound Design Software I Week 6 Sound Design Software II Week 7 Sound Design Software III Week 8 The Sound Plot Week 9 Creating a Mood Using Sound Week 10 Sound Hardware: Recording Techniques I Week 11 Sound Hardware: Recording Techniques II Week 12 Recording ADR (Additional Dialogue) Week 13 Sound Hardware: Stereo and 5.1 Recording Week 14 Recording Foley Effects Week 15 Music Composition Principles for Sound Design Week 16 Field Recording Week 17 Looking for Sound / Creating a Sound Library
Syllabus
Public CV