LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student understands the advantages, limitations and usefulness of different recording techniques, microphones, and recording formats for the various uses in film sound. The student can choose a necessary and practical recording technology and equipment and can record technically high-quality audio with it. The student can evaluate and analyse what they are recording by listening. The student can archive and sort their recordings and build their sound effects archive.
Credits: 3
Schedule: 18.09.2023 - 29.09.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Patrick Boullenger
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Basics of sound effects recording, microphone selection, recording formats, and managing and archiving the sound effect recordings. The student discovers how to record hard effects and atmospheres in field conditions and explores the differences between microphone selection and recording techniques, and their relationship to the selected visual material.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Participation in contact teaching, completed assignments and completing a reflection exercise related to one's learning.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching 40 h, independent work 41 h.
At least 80% participation in face-to-face teaching is mandatory to complete the course. If, due to absences, the student does not achieve the learning outcomes defined in the course description, the remaining 20% may have to be compensated as determined by the responsible teachers of the course.
All absences must be reported to the teachers in charge. The responsible teachers of the course will specify the necessary compensating assignments.
Study methods changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 1st of February 2023.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
5 Gender Equality
10 Reduced Inequality
17 Partnerships for the Goals
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 No teaching
2023-2024 Autumn IEnrollment :
Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts
Maximum number of students 10, minimum 4.