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California State University Dominguez Hills DMA 326 TV Sound Design (Spring 2014) Meeting Time/Place Campus: Monday & Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:45pm Room: LCH A201 Recording Studio
Instructors Jody Mahler,
[email protected], MW 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. by appointment, Office: LIB B-510 Phone: 310.560.8104 Joshua McKendry,
[email protected], MW 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. by appointment, Office: LCH A307 Phone: 310.243.3853 Ken Roth,
[email protected], MW 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. by appointment, Office: LIB B-510 Phone: 310.560.8104
TEXTBOOK No textbook required.
SOFTWARE/ACCESS REQUIRED Active CSUDH email account Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) External HD (500 GB, minimum Firewire 400 and USB 2)
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course offers instruction and practice in fundamental sound recording techniques, sound design theories, and audio production workflows. Students will learn how to record and direct ADR, Foley, ambience, walla-walla, sound effects, and VO narration sessions. Using video camcorders and DSLR cameras, students will learn how to: 1) record audio on location using Boom Mic systems and Lav microphones; 2) edit pre-recorded audio using applications such as Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, and Pro Tools. This course is designed to prep DMA-TV students for future projects in the DMA 327, 346, and 499 courses. Students will spend a considerable amount of time outside of class to complete the six projects for this course.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of the course students will be able to: 1. Install Lav Mics and set proper audio level on camera for recording seated interviews. 2. Operate Boom Mic systems and set proper level for recording dialogue in drama scenes. 3. Setup Studio Mics and set proper level for recording VO, ADR, Foley, and walla-walla. 4. Use software to record, edit, mix, and output audio files. 5. Use Mixing Console to input microphone, set proper level, and ride gain. 6. Direct a VO Narration recording session with a professional narrator. 7. Direct an ADR Session with actors and sync the ADR to video using Pro Tools and VocAlign. 8. Normalize uneven levels of dialogue or interviews in a soundtrack via dialogue editing. 9. Direct a Foley Session and sync sound effects to video. 10. Direct a Walla-Walla Session to create ambience, applause, and laugh tracks. 11. Mix a Composite Soundtrack of dialogue, ambience, sfx, and music to proper balance in a documentary or drama sequence.
CLASS PROJECTS Individual and team-based projects: 1. Boom Mic Project (Three-member team) [20 points] Description Use a boom mic system to film a single-camera scene that includes master shot, OS, and CU of two actors performing a script to a digital video camera. Edit the shots together into a sequence with audio continuity to demonstrate the consistency of your sound quality across the different shots. Objectives After this project, students should be able to successfully: 1. Connect shotgun microphone to digital camera 2. Set proper audio level on digital camera 3. Edit video/audio using Adobe Premiere
2. Narration Recording Project (Co-Producer Team) [10 points] Description Record a professional narrator’s performance of a tag line for a 30-second PSA using four different emotional tones in the delivery. Sync the best take of your narrator to the video or title card of your PSA. Objectives After this project, students should be able to successfully: 1. Direct a voice actor to give the appropriate performance 2. Connect mic to mixer and set proper audio level 3. Edit video/audio using Adobe Premiere/Adobe Audition
3. Drama Sound Design Project (Individual Project) [20 points] Description Create the sound design for an edited drama sequence. The sound design must include ambience, sound effects, music, and a laughter and applause track mixed to proper balance with the existing dialogue and synced to the video. Objectives After this project, students should be able to successfully: 1. Mix to proper balance an 8-Channel soundtrack for a drama sequence 2. Troubleshoot lip-sync issues with the dialogue and the video 3. Edit video/audio using Adobe Premiere
4. Documentary Sound Design Project (Co-Producer Team) [20 points] Description Create the sound design for a documentary project. The sound design must include VO narration, talking head interviews, B-Roll camera ambience, and music. Objectives After this project, students should be able to successfully: 1. Mix to proper balance an 8-Channel soundtrack for a documentary project 2. Properly install a lav mic on interviewees and set proper audio level on camera 3. Edit video/audio using Adobe Premiere
5. Lav Mic Project for Drama or PSA (Three-member Team) [10 points] Description Properly conceal two lav mics on two actors to film a single-camera scene that includes master shot, OS, and CU of two actors performing a script to a digital video camera. Edit the shots together into a sequence with audio continuity to demonstrate the consistency of your sound quality across the different shots. Objectives After this project, students should be able to successfully: 1. Install and conceal lav mics on actors 2. Set proper audio level for both mics on a digital camera 3. Edit video/audio using Adobe Premiere
6. Dialogue Editing Project (Individual Project) [20 points] Description Normalize uneven audio levels in a pre-recorded dialogue soundtrack supplied by the instructor. Objectives After this project, students should be able to successfully: 1. Normalize uneven audio levels in a pre-recorded dialogue soundtrack 2. Edit audio using Adobe Premiere
GRADING CRITERIA
(100 Total Points possible) The following points for each project will be added together to render the student’s final grade: 20pts - Boom Mic Project (Three Member) 10pts – Lav Mic Project for Drama or PSA (Three Member) 10pts – Narration Recording Project (Co-Producer) 20pts - Documentary Sound Design (Co-Producer) 20pts - Drama Sound Design (Individual) 20pts – Dialogue Editing Project (Individual)
ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance is taken every class meeting. 5 points will be deducted from each student’s total points for each absence or tardy. GRADING SCALE Scale A = 100-92 pts. A - = 91-90 pts.
B+ = 89-88 pts. B = 87-82 pts. B - = 81-80 pts.
C + = 79-78 pts. C = 77-72 pts. C - = 71-70 pts.
D + = 69-68 pts. D = 67-60 pts. F = 59-0 pts.
COMPUTER/INFORMATION LITERACY EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THIS CLASS Students in this class are expected to: 1. Use the university email system (Toromail) 2. Use Blackboard 3. Use a word processing program for writing assignments (e.g., Microsoft Word). 4. Be able to access assigned websites through the internet 5. For additional information about computing on campus, including tutorials, students should go to: http://www.csudh.edu/infotech/labs http://www.csudh.edu/infotech/student_index.shtml CLASS ENVIRONMENT Students should minimize potential classroom disruptions by: • Making sure all cell phones and other personal electronic devices are turned off or in silent mode during class. • NO FOOD or DRINKS! Consumption of food and beverages in our recording studio and production labs is NOT allowed at any time. Food and beverages must be stored outside of class and labs. Any disruptive behavior will result in the student being asked to leave for the duration of the class period.
E-MAIL ACCOUNT REQUIRED In order to receive course information, assignments, and announcements, you must have an email account which you can access daily (Campus accounts can be arranged for free). Should you have an alternate email account you would rather use than your campus one, please supply it during the first class meeting. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Cheating or plagiarism in connection with an academic program or class at a campus is subject to discipline as provided in Sections 41301 through 41304 of Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Please consult the University Catalog section titled “Academic Integrity” for campus policy on cheating and plagiarism. DISABILITIES Students with disabilities are encouraged to consult the University Catalog for information on Disabled Student Services (x 2028). Any disabled student requiring assistance with exams or other course work may use these services.
