SOUND IN FILM AND TV - 2020/1
Module code: FVP2001
Module Overview
This module is intended to develop understanding and awareness of aspects of professional audio engineering as well as introducing practical film and TV sound techniques.
Module provider
Music and Media
Module Leader
HAIGH Alan (Music & Med)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 5
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Workshop Hours: 4
Independent Learning Hours: 122
Lecture Hours: 24
Module Availability
Semester 1
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
Audio Fundamentals (pre-requisite)
Module content
Indicative content includes:
- Detailed look at the audio equipment available in the department
- Sound recording on film location and ADR
- Foley recording
- Film post-production processes
- Tapeless delivery in TV – sound requirements
- Sound for picture mixing and deliverable requirements
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | COURSEWORK - FILM SOUND POST PRODUCTION EDITING AND MIXING | 50 |
| Examination | EXAM (1.5 HOURS) | 50 |
Alternative Assessment
N/A
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of problems associated with dialogue, plus knowledge of the topics covered in the modules.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
- Coursework – Film sound post-production. Sound edit and mix (addresses learning outcomes 2-7).
- Exam – 1.5 hours (addresses learning outcomes 1-4).
Formative assessment
There are no formal formative assessment components for this module, but formative feedback will be given to individual students in tutorials and during practical workshops.
Feedback
Students receive written feedback on their coursework and oral feedback through lectures and workshops.
Module aims
- Continue to develop understanding of professional audio systems
- Develop technical and operational abilities in professional audio systems
- Introduce the processes and tasks involved in the mixing of film and TV sound
- Introduce the processes and tasks involved in the recording and post production of sound for picture
- Give some practical experience in the recording and post production of sound for picture
- Introduce stereo microphone techniques
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
| 001 | Describe the process of recording sound on film location, and the subsequent processes involved in adding sound to picture | KC |
| 002 | Assess the EQ and other processing necessary to match ADR to the original location sound on a film recording | KCP |
| 003 | Plan and execute the recording of Foley FX to a film sound track, paying attention to all the artistic and technical attributes of the sounds needed to make them believable | KCP |
| 005 | Leadership skills | PT |
| 006 | Time management | T |
| 007 | Problem solving | T |
| 004 | Plan and execute the mixing of a film sound track and deliver specified audio deliverables. | KCP |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to: develop knowledge and awareness of sound in TV.
The learning and teaching methods include:
- One two-hour lecture per week (weeks 1 – 12), which includes one revision session.
- Four hours of workshops given by visiting professionals (scheduled according to availability, no later than week 9)
- Guided reading
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.