September
26 - December 6, 2019
Office Hours @ VAF 511 - Wednesdays 1:00-2:00pm, Thursday 1:30-2:30pm
OVERVIEW:
Sound design plays a crucial role in media production and has
opened up new structural possibilities for narrative strategies. A critical
and historical review of sound design and a production methodology component.
Critical papers and sound-works, including those for short video projects,
will be required. Prerequisites: VIS 70N and VIS 174. Open to media
majors only. Two production-course limitation.
FINAL
GRADE CALCULATION
60% will be based on all assigned exercises and quizzes.
40% will be based on class participation in discussions and critiques
N.B. To be clear: walking through the door and sitting at your desk is not “participation” in a college-level class; more is being asked of you. Participation requires active engagement in the discourse of our course.
Examples include: provide comments about examples shown in class, provide feedback to peers during critique, visit Office Hours with questions or ideas to discuss, participate in discussion threads on TritonEd.
If you have discovered other ways to participate, please speak with me to discuss whether or not these variations will meet this high standard
ASSIGNMENTS:
#1: Chaos/Tranquility - In groups of 2. Each group will use a flash
recorder to record 1) a sound of chaos and 2) a sound or tranquility.
Due Thursday, October 1st.
#2:
#Alien Tongue - From an original voice-recording, create the sound of alien-language.
Begin by writing & recording a message to someone you care about and then making the language sound as if it were coming from an extraterrestrial alien. Due Thursday, October 17th.
#3:
Space Sound - Using the film clips provided, remake the diegetic sound-design for the 1-minute scene. Due Thursday, October 24th.
#4:
Dialogue + Design Assignment - Shoot & cut together a short scene (1-2 mins) in two spaces and create diegetic sound-design for both shots. Due Tuesday and Thursday, November 12th and 14th.
#5:
World Building - Sound-design and mix a sequence in which viewers understand the breadth and depth of the narrative from sound. Due Tuesday and Thursday, December 3rd and 5th.
Extra Credit Production-Drills : Throughout the quarter, students will be assigned short, focused "production drills" designed to facilitate practice with the techniques learned in class. Each succsesfully completed production-drill will be awarded ONE point towards your final grade. Due Tuesday and Thursday, December 4th and 6th.
LATE-WORK
POLICY:
I will only accept assignments late if you have an excused absence from
class or in an emergency situation about which you have spoken with
me directly. Late assignments will be accepted at Instructor’s
discretion.
INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE PROJECTS (unless in emergency situation).
ATTENDANCE
POLICY:
Students are expected to attend all of every class meeting. If you are away from class, you will be considered
absent (notwithstanding absence due to illness). If you are ill, you
may miss class provided you present official documentation indicating
your illness (a note from student health-services will suffice).
Two absences = Lower final grade by one letter
Arriving to class late twice will be noted as an “absence.”
Thus, arriving to class late four times will lower the final grade by
one letter.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Students requesting accommodations for this course due to a disability must provide a current Authorization for Accommodation (AFA) letter issued by the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) which is located in University Center 202 behind Center Hall.
Students are required to present their AFA letters to Faculty (please make arrangements to contact me privately) and to the OSD Liaison in the department in advance so that accommodations may be arranged.
Contact the OSD for further information: 858.534.4382 (phone) | osd@ucsd.edu(email) | http://disabilities.ucsd.edu
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September 23, 2019