Module Descriptors
SOUND PICTURES
FTVR40500
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Gavin Samways
Email: Gavin.Samways@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO OF AUDIO WORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Advanced training on audio editing software. Sessions will also cover the craft, the purposes and the ethics of editing and mixing, including:
Editing for different kinds of programme,
Editing to retain the essence of the original,
Editing to length
Editing for clarity
Editing music
Mixing speech, music and sound effects
Advanced radio studio awareness. How the equipment works and how to get the best sound out of it.
Editing for different kinds of programme,
Editing to retain the essence of the original,
Editing to length
Editing for clarity
Editing music
Mixing speech, music and sound effects
Advanced radio studio awareness. How the equipment works and how to get the best sound out of it.
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Portfolio of audio work 100% LOs 1 - 4
Key Information Set Data: 100% practical
Key Information Set Data: 100% practical
LEARNING STRATEGIES
You will work both individually and in groups in two hour workshops incorporating training, listening, exercises and tutorials. You will build on the skills gained in Creative Broadcasting in Semester 1, with advanced technical training sessions led by our expert team of technical instructors. You will discuss your work with tutors and your peers, considering the artistic and ethical results of your endeavours as well as the practical ones.
Key Information Set Data:
16% scheduled activities
84% independent guided study
Key Information Set Data:
16% scheduled activities
84% independent guided study
TEXTS
Crook, T. (2012) The Sound Handbook. Abingdon: Routledge.
Fleming, C. (2009) The Radio Handbook (3rd ed.). London: Routledge.
McLeish, R. (2005) Radio Production (5th ed.). Oxford: Focal Press.
Starkey, G. (2013) Radio in Context (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Pierson, J. & Bauwens J. (2015) Digital Broadcasting – An introduction to new media. London: Bloomsbury.
Fleming, C. (2009) The Radio Handbook (3rd ed.). London: Routledge.
McLeish, R. (2005) Radio Production (5th ed.). Oxford: Focal Press.
Starkey, G. (2013) Radio in Context (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Pierson, J. & Bauwens J. (2015) Digital Broadcasting – An introduction to new media. London: Bloomsbury.
RESOURCES
Audio editing software
Media Centre
Listening facilities
Library
Scripts available on internet
Radio programmes available on internet
Music programming software
Blackboard
Flaxman Studios
Technical Instructors
Media Centre
Listening facilities
Library
Scripts available on internet
Radio programmes available on internet
Music programming software
Blackboard
Flaxman Studios
Technical Instructors
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1.DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY IN AUDIO EDITING AND A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW A RADIO STUDIO WORKS.
Practical and Professional
2. TEST THEORIES OF MEDIA COMMUNICATION THROUGH APPLICATION IN PRACTICE AT AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL
Application
3. WORK TO A BRIEF WITHIN A SET TIMESCALE AND WITH APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT OF RISKS, IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DETAILS OF PROCESS AND OUTCOMES. Problem Solving
4. IDENTIFY BASIC PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN EDITING SKILLS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE STYLE AND CONTENT OF RADIO PROGRAMMES.
Knowledge & Understanding
Practical and Professional
2. TEST THEORIES OF MEDIA COMMUNICATION THROUGH APPLICATION IN PRACTICE AT AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL
Application
3. WORK TO A BRIEF WITHIN A SET TIMESCALE AND WITH APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT OF RISKS, IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DETAILS OF PROCESS AND OUTCOMES. Problem Solving
4. IDENTIFY BASIC PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN EDITING SKILLS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE STYLE AND CONTENT OF RADIO PROGRAMMES.
Knowledge & Understanding