Module Details
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Title Foley and Sound Design
Code MUSI208
Coordinator Dr OS Carman
Music
Oliver.Carman@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2023-24 Level 5 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To introduce the student to sound recording within a foley and sound design context.
To introduce the students to audio editing/mixing and sound organisation techniques in a DAW (digital audio workstation) within a sound design context.

To introduce the students to audio transformation techniques using plugins and standalone audio applications.

To enable the students to use a DAW effectively to an intermediate level.

To develop the students' awareness of the technical and aesthetic issues surrounding sound design and electronic music.

To introduce the student to sound design for the moving image.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) The student will be able to effectively edit/mix audio within DAW in the context of sound design for tv/film or electronic music composition.

(LO2) The student will be able to transform audio within a DAW in the context of sound design for tv/film or electronic music composition.

(LO3) The student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the technical and aesthetic issues surrounding foley and sound design.

(LO4) The student will be able to organise sound material effectively within a DAW in the context of sound design for moving image.

(LO5) The student will be able to record sound resources in the studio within the context of sound design for moving image.

(S1) Applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions.

(S2) Time management.

(S3) Readiness to improve own performance based on feedback/reflective learning.

(S4) Critical thinking.

(S5) Self-starting.

Syllabus
 

Audio editing/mixing techniques for composition within a DAW.
Sound object and texture construction.
Sound transformation and sound organisation tools and techniques.
Sound design for moving image.
Contextual issues relating to sound design and electronic music.
Using audio plugins in a DAW.
Standalone sound design and audio processing applications. (Cecilia, MAX).

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Lectures will introduce audio editing techniques through the use of a DAW (digital audio workstation). You also explore theoretical topics surrounding foley and sound design as well as audio transformation techniques through the use of the plugins and standalone application.
Attendance recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 – Workshops weeks 1 – 6
Description: Small group workshops are designed to get hands on experience recording foley.
Attendance recorded: Yes

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 16

         6

 22
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 128
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 2 - The student will compose the sound design to a series of short video clips provided by the lecturer. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission.   0    50       
Assessment 1 – Foley Assignment: The student will record, edit and mix the sound to a short video provided by the lecturer. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late su  0    50       

Recommended Texts
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