Weeks 1-4: Sound Stands Alone
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SEMINAR: Course Overview
LECTURE: Sound Design (PDF)
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion
LECTURE: Acoustic Ecology (PDF)
LAB: Soundwalk Part 1
HOMEWORK
1. Soundwalk Part 1 (Reflection) due Week 2.
2. Anticipate the possible subject of your Audio Portrait Podcast and begin scheduling your appointments NOW.
3. Read: Peck, "Sound by Design: Make Pictures Come to Life With Sound." Pay particular attention to the section on field recording.
4. Read: Ferrington, Gary. "On A Clear Day I Can Hear Forever."
5. Visit: Ear to the Ground.
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(WEEK 2)
January 18
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LECTURE: Sound Fundamentals 1 (PDF)
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion
LAB: Soundwalk Part 2
HOMEWORK
1. Soundwalk Part 2 (Field Recordings) due Week 3.
2. Podcast Outline due Week 4.
3. Review Kodak Z18 Operating Manual (PDF)
4. Read: Geoghegan, Michael W. and Dan Klass. "Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting" (PDF).
5. Read: Wrightson, Kendall. "An Introduction to Acoustic Ecology."
6. Read: Harris, Tom. "How Hearing Works."
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(WEEK 3)
January 25
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SEMINAR: Soundwalk Crit (postponed to Week 4)
LECTURE: Sound Fundamentals 2.1 (PDF)
LECTURE: Sound Fundamentals 2.2 (PDF)
SEMINAR: Podcast Outlines Discussion
LAB: Podcast Background and Preparation
HOMEWORK
1. Podcast Status Check due Week 4.
2. Podcast Outline due Week 4.
3. Read: Peterson, Ivars. "Sounds of the Seasons."
4. Read:
DeLange, Catherine. "The Sounds of the Rainforest vs. The Sounds of the City."
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SEMINAR: Soundwalk Crit
LECTURE: Sound and Sensation 1 (PDF)
SEMINAR: Midterm Review
LECTURE: Sound and Sensation 2 (PDF)
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion
LAB: Podcast Final Touches
HOMEWORK
1. Study for Midterm Exam (Week 5).
2. Podcast (podcast, sound log, and transcript) due Week 5.
3. Read:
Madrigal, Alexis. "The Quest to Find the First Soundscape."
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Weeks 5-11: Sound Supports Image
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(WEEK 5)
February 8
MIDTERM EXAM
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MIDTERM EXAM
SEMINAR: Podcast Crit
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion (Sanchez, Rivera)
SEMINAR: Script Analysis
LAB: Sound Map for Short Story Adaptation
HOMEWORK
1. Short Story Adaptation due Week 6.
2. Download a PDF of Ernest Hemingway's "A Day's Wait."
3. Read: Rogers, Thomas: "In Pursuit of Silence."
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(WEEK 6)
February 15
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SEMINAR: Midterm Follow-up
LECTURE: Sound and Perception (postponed)
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion (Cabel)
LAB: Sound Synthesis and Game Sound
HOMEWORK
1. Read: Bridgett, Rob. "The Role of an Audio Director in Video Games."
2. Read: Spanos, George. "Silence in Sound Design."
3. Read: McGrath, Ben. "Wicked WInd," New Yorker, 20 October 2003.
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SEMINAR: Game Sound Status Check
LECTURE: Sound and Perception (PDF)
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion (Hall)
LAB:
Game Sound Final Touches
HOMEWORK
1. Game Sound Design due Week 8.
2. Read: Thom, Randy. "Designing a Movie for Sound."
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SEMINAR: Game Sound Design Crit
LECTURE: Sound and Space (PDF)
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion (Sietz)
LAB: Final Sound Design Research and Open Lab
HOMEWORK
1. Final Sound Design Proposal due Week 9.
2. Read: Lord, Max. "Why Is That Thing Beeping? A Sound Design Primer.
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SEMINAR: Final Sound Design Proposals
LECTURE: Sound and Time (PDF)
SEMINAR: Screening and Discussion (Gonzalez)
LAB: Final Sound Design Open Lab
HOMEWORK
1. Sound Map due Week 10.
2. Read: Hill, S. Arden. "Listening to Myself Listening."
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(WEEK 10)
March 15
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SEMINAR: Final Sound Design Status Check
SEMINAR: Final Exam Review
LAB: Final Sound Design Open Lab
HOMEWORK
1. Final Sound Design due Week 11.
2. Review for Final Exam.
3. Watch: Soundwalkers (Raquel Castro).
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(WEEK 11)
March 22
FINAL EXAM
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FINAL EXAM
SEMINAR: Final Sound Design Crit
HOMEWORK
1. No homework. Enjoy your time off!
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