Surround Sound Practice
Module code
M-FT-SSP
Curricular domain
Profile, extension and depth: Theory Classes
Credits
3
Group size
8
Number of course weeks
14
Class duration
A one hour lesson per week
Total contact hours
14 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
70 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Students who have been admitted to the third year of Composition for Film and Theatre and are in the possession of a studio license.
Competencies
Aims
Developing a profound routine of mixing 5.1 and Dolby Athmos and learning to abstract cinematic sound to the mixing situation in the studio.
Relation to other modules
Related to CFT Main Subject.
Content
Exploring the possibilities and limitations of surround sound, we create impulse responses from the Focus Film theater and use them as filter in our surround mixing environment in the ArtEZ Studio 3.17.
From there we mix our own music, convert it to DSP and listen to it in the cinema. Here we experience first hand how the mix sounds and take this into consideration for the next mix in the studio. Listening and mixing session will be 1:1 so half of the sessions take place in the cinema, the other half in the studio.
Mode(s) of instruction
Group classes. This class is only given on campus.
Material & Tools
The students' own compositions of any style.
Student activity
n/a
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of the module.
Criteria
Students should have mastered the elements described under Contents.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5.
Examination procedure
Students are assessed at the end of the module. The assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the lessons.
Resit options
Module summary
Learn how to create cinematic surround sound.