Sound Design
Module code
M-FT-SDES
Curricular domain
Profile, extension and depth: Practical Classes
Credits
6
Group size
6
Number of course weeks
4
Class duration
7 hours 30 minutes per week
Total contact hours
30 hours. If there are fewer applications for this subject than indicated in the description, it will typically proceed with proportionally less contact time (and accordingly more individual attention per student).
Study load
138 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Admitted to second year of Jazz & Pop or Composition for Film and Theatre. This subject can also be followed online.
Competencies
Aims
Developing skills to make sound design / foley for film.
Relation to other modules
Related to the other CFT modules.
Content
Main part of the program is the case orientated training in class. Students get films without foley to learn how to create their own professional sound design for the given film. Topics like creating a realistic foley that suits the desire and atmosphere of the film, spacing of interior / exterior environments, and creating sfx for film are the main part of this module. Beside of this the post production process like knowledge about R128, DCP and other formats needed to deliver a proper film music product is part of the module.
Mode(s) of instruction
Group classes.
Material & Tools
Pro Tools or Cubase.
Student activity
n/a
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of the module.
Criteria
Students make their own sound design for at least one film of the length of 2 min with different interior / exterior.
Students know all about postproduction formats in that way that they can deliver a postproduction mix to a cinema.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the module.
Examination procedure
Assessment of the products handed in by the students. The post-production part is assessed with a test.
Resit options
Module summary
Sound design for film and post production for film.