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
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
Assessments
Practice
Practice