Course Title: Develop sound designs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: VART6065C
Course Title: Develop sound designs
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6104 - Advanced Diploma of Sound Production
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Paul McCosh
Phone: 9925 4976
Email: paul.mccosh@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites or co-requisites for this unit.
Course Description
To enable the learner to gain the technical skills required to create, record and produce original sound effects from scratch using advanced synthesis techniques and basic microphone and field recording techniques.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUSSOU501A Develop sound designs |
Element: |
1. Interpret and confirm sound design briefs |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Participate in preliminary concept meetings with relevant personnel to discuss creative and technical sound requirements of productions |
Element: |
2. Break down components of sound design briefs |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify and document the sound sources specified in the design brief to determine the content, quality and duration of the required sound components |
Element: |
3. Experiment with sound components to express ideas |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Cultivate and create an energy and environment that will promote the generation of ideas among team members and provide the motivation and incentive to bring ideas to fruition |
Element: |
4. Assess creative ideas |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Contemplate and consider the ideas selected from the creative base, reflecting on and evaluating their viability, cost, technical feasibility and suitability to meet the requirements of the design brief |
Element: |
5. Design sound elements |
Performance Criteria: |
5.2 Determine the relevant sound components required to |
Element: |
6. Evaluate completed sound designs |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Discuss and obtain agreement from relevant personnel on evaluation techniques to evaluate the completed sound design |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to record, develop, design and mixdown sound effects from development to final implementation. You will be able to create synthesiser patches, set up and utilise various microphone techniques and record in outdoor environments using field recording techniques.
Details of Learning Activities
Demonstration
Lectures
Group Discussion
Brainstorming
Synthesiser programming
Sampler Programming
Programming in Logic Pro
Location Recording
Mixing
Microphone recording
Scoring to Picture
Teaching Schedule
Teaching schedule Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources. |
Week |
Class content
|
Elements covered |
|
Week 1 |
Sound Design for film Sound Design elsewhere |
1,2,4 | |
Week 2 |
Basics of synthesis and sound design | 1,2,5 | |
Week 3 |
Samplers and sound design | 3,5 | |
Week 4 |
Video in audio apps Music & SFX to picture |
3,5,6 | |
Week 5 |
Sonic Identity | 1,2,4,5 | |
Week 6 |
Music to Picture | 1,3,4,5 | |
Week 7 |
Beat mapping and slicing in Logic Pro | 3,5 | |
Week 8 |
Creative use of software plug-ins |
2,3,4 | |
Week 9 |
Creative mixing and mastering | 2,3,4,6 | |
Week 10 |
Location Recording | 2,5 | |
Week 11 |
Location recording | 1,2,3,4,6 | |
Week 12 |
Mixing Music & SFX to picture |
1,2,4,6 | |
Week 13 |
Dialogue and Voice recording | 2,3,4,5,6 | |
Week 14 |
Advanced synthesis programming | 1,3,5 | |
Week 15 |
Advanced synthesis programming | 1,3,5 | |
Week 16 |
Assessment | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | |
Week 17 |
Assessment and review | 6 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Sound Design for King Kong movie* |
References
Other Resources
It is recommended that all students bring:
A 2GB USB Flash Drive
A pen and notepaper
Overview of Assessment
Students will be able to create, record and produce original sound effects from scratch using advanced synthesis techniques and basic microphone and field recording techniques.
Assessment Tasks
Formative assessment
Record white noise and demonstrate the ability to make several varied sound effects from the original white noise recording
Utilise effects and flex audio in Logic Pro 9 to create unique sound effects.
Create a variety of original patches for the ES2 software instrument in Logic Pro 9
Record live sound effects and foley in both an outdoor and environment
Summative Assessment
Students will record and design dialogue and sound effects, and then edit and mix their recordings to picture.
For further information on the gradingsystem and criteriaused, please refer to the course blackboard site.
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also use graded assessment:
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competetancy Achieved-Graded
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the
relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in
Program administration
Other Information
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All asssesment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. f you are unable to complete any piece of assesment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the following URL for extwnsions and special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION= 1;
Other Information
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that students attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Cover Sheet for Submissions
All students must complete a submission cover sheet for each piece of submitted work.
Plagiarism - RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. For more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
Copyright
All students have access to the myRMIT copyright shell. The myRMIT copyright shell contains information on copyright, plus also examples on how to use copyright works as part of your projects and assignments.
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration/online
Student Progress Committee
This committee promotes the early identification of students who are not achieving acceptable academic performance. The committee provides identified students with assistance and seeks to ensure such students are aware of the range of support services available to them at the University. Student Progress Committee (SPC)
Student Feedback
Students are offered opportunities to provide feedback through a variety of mechanisms including online surveys conducted at the end of each course or semester, student complaints and Student Staff Consultative Committees
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