Dates & Curriculum for Feature Film Sound

March:         Production Sound Theory/ Exercises / Preproduction feature film

April:            SHOOT FEATURE FILM: March 28 – April 22, 10am to 8pm

May/ June:   Postproduction Sound

-270 Hours Total

March 14 – June 15, 2016     Monday – Thursday 4pm- 6:30pm

COURSE CONTENT:

• Elements of Acoustics – propagation, reflection, refraction, diffraction, diffusion of waves
• Physical parameters related to sound (frequency, wavelength, speed, amplitude, phase ..) Comb-filter effects
• The perception of sound (Human ear, isotonic curves, subjective characteristics of sound, ear training)
• Measurements of sound levels (dB)
• Spatiality of sound (reverberation, absorption
• Elements of Electroacoustics (electroacoustic chain)
• Microphones, preamplifiers and speakers
• Digital portable sound recorders
• Storage and memory devices (analog and digital).
• Hardware and software components (converters, computers, audio interfaces)
• Recording sound on location ( microphones configurations and techniques, boom)
• SHOOT DIGITAL FEATURE FILM
• Digital Audio (conversion, sampling and quantization, Nyquist and Shannon. Aliasing, signal / noise ratio)
• Daw (Protools)
• Editing in Protools
• Editing in Protools of “Kingdom of the sea” (practical)
• Sound Design (history, examples, the difference between design and mud, layering)
• Sound libraries
• Sound design in Protools of “Kingdom of the sea” (practical)
• Editing of afilm new feature film in Protools (practical)
• Sound design of afilm new feature film in Protools (practical)
• Recording (adr, foley, recording sound effects, field recordings)
• Recording of ADR and Foley for afilm new feature film in Protools (practical)
• Mixing and mastering of afilm new feature film in Protools (practical)
• Career Development