Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
4603STE -SEP-PAR
Aims
To introduce students to the basic skills and knowledge to capture, edit, create, and mix audio in conjunction with moving image
Learning Outcomes
1.
Employ appropriate technical methods to capture location sound in conjunction with picture.
2.
Operate an industry standard DAW to edit and synchronise sound to picture.
3.
Recognise the key sound groups employed in sound design for moving image across a range of applications.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Sound and Picture
Overview and historical background to sound for picture; Natural sound versus produced sound; Gestalt and Pyschoacoustic principles; Sound Groups; TV versus Film sound conventions; Music in Film, Audio for Games
Sound FX
Using FX libraries. Layering sounds – approaches to FX building (onset, body, tail)
DAWS in Post
Understanding Libraries and Media Folders Basic editing functions; Slipping and Trimming Cues; DSP Functions; Trimming Cues; Sync Markers and Spotting Tools; Movie Floats and frame rates
Location Recording
Microphone choice and use (boom / lavalier). Timecode use on location. Sound reports and metadata. Synchronising location sound in post-production
Sound and Picture
Overview and historical background to sound for picture; Natural sound versus produced sound; Gestalt and Pyschoacoustic principles; Sound Groups; TV versus Film sound conventions; Music in Film, Audio for Games
Sound FX
Using FX libraries. Layering sounds – approaches to FX building (onset, body, tail)
DAWS in Post
Understanding Libraries and Media Folders Basic editing functions; Slipping and Trimming Cues; DSP Functions; Trimming Cues; Sync Markers and Spotting Tools; Movie Floats and frame rates
Location Recording
Microphone choice and use (boom / lavalier). Timecode use on location. Sound reports and metadata. Synchronising location sound in post-production