H64.2110.901       2 Credits

Lecture:    Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm

This production workshop introduces the world of sound in film, television, and radio. Students will explore through individual and group projects of increasing complexity and sophistication the art of creating a "theater of the mind" in the sound medium.  Laboratory periods are designed to provide a wide variety of audio recording experiences both on location and in studio. Specific production techniques such as live recording, mixing, and editing will be stressed.  Lectures will focus on the theories of basic acoustics and audio electronics, the aesthetics of the sound medium, and the development of critical listening skills. In class, students create sound designs for an in-class project and then in workshops this design is brought to fruition. These class workshops focus on looking at the material to see what the appropriate sound design is and determining it’s many components. The workshops cover: the spotting session, FX recording, stereo ambiance recording, the Foley artist, the FX library, digital editing and mixing, and the nuts and bolts of sound editing.

Open to ANDA, FILS and DWPS majors.