Module Descriptors
SOUND
FTVR60292
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Manuel
Email: C.J.Manuel@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 8
Independent Study Hours: 142
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- LEARNING PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
This module allows you to combine sound research with practice. You are encouraged to apply your reading and ideas into practice. The research will help you to identify and evaluate what makes an interesting soundtrack (radio, film or tv) and 'fieldwork' such as on-location recordings will lead to editing and compiling a sound archive.
The production of soundtracks for film, television and radio: documentary and drama
Direct sound (actuality and ethnographic recordings)
Foley Artistry
Composed music and pre-recorded music for documentary and drama
Voice and dialogue in film, radio and television
Terms and concepts of recorded sound
The production of soundtracks for film, television and radio: documentary and drama
Direct sound (actuality and ethnographic recordings)
Foley Artistry
Composed music and pre-recorded music for documentary and drama
Voice and dialogue in film, radio and television
Terms and concepts of recorded sound
Module Additional Assessment Details
Portfolio including critical precis of 3 articles on actuality sounds, and sound design practical exercises, evaluative log and sound treatment (in total 2000words) [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3]
Module Special Admissions Requirements
AM75029-2 Hearing Movies
OR
AM75046-2 Preparation 1
OR
AM75082-2 Live Radio Presentation
OR
AM75046-2 Preparation 1
OR
AM75082-2 Live Radio Presentation
Module Texts
Altman, Rick: Sound Theory, Sound Practice (1992) New York: Routledg
Chion, Michel: AudioVision (1994) New York: Columbia University Press
van Leeuwen, Theo: Speech, Music, Sound (London 1999, Macmillan Press
Sonnenschein, David: Sound Design - The Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and Sound Effects in Cinema (2001) Michael Wiese Productions
http://www.filmsound.org/bibliography/littlist.htm
Chion, Michel: AudioVision (1994) New York: Columbia University Press
van Leeuwen, Theo: Speech, Music, Sound (London 1999, Macmillan Press
Sonnenschein, David: Sound Design - The Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and Sound Effects in Cinema (2001) Michael Wiese Productions
http://www.filmsound.org/bibliography/littlist.htm
Module Resources
audio recording equipment, sound editing equipment
Module Learning Strategies
1 Hour introductory lecture, 6 weekly tutorials (10 mins), followed by 3 two-hour workshops. A combination of practical and analytical exercises.
On-location audio recordings at three different times of the day (edited to three minutes each); (1) all recorded sounds logged, prioritised and their functions analysed
Identify an existing sequence on film, television or radio drama. Compare and contrast sounds
Precis and presentation of articles on actuality sounds and sound design
Compilation of sound library: identified sounds for archive material and examples given for potential use (a) documentary (b) fictional
Written treatment for a specific programme with full explanation of usage of sound
Design sound log (i.e. detailed analytical breakdown) for an intended five minute dramatic sequence
On-location audio recordings at three different times of the day (edited to three minutes each); (1) all recorded sounds logged, prioritised and their functions analysed
Identify an existing sequence on film, television or radio drama. Compare and contrast sounds
Precis and presentation of articles on actuality sounds and sound design
Compilation of sound library: identified sounds for archive material and examples given for potential use (a) documentary (b) fictional
Written treatment for a specific programme with full explanation of usage of sound
Design sound log (i.e. detailed analytical breakdown) for an intended five minute dramatic sequence