COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOUND&EFFECT DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FCS 3040 SOUND&EFFECT DESIGN ELECTIVE 1 1 0 2

Offered By

Animation Film Design and Directing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MARKUS BERGER

Offered to

Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Play Writing-Dramaturgy
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Carpet Kilim Old Fabric Patterns
Ceramic and Glass Design
Illustration and Printmaking
Painting
Musicology
Sculpture
Photography
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Fashion Clothing Design
Graphic Design
Music Technology

Course Objective

Mastering Digital Audio Editing techniques, Sound Effects, Digital Instruments and combining video with sound methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning to do first steps in a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
2   Learning how to do audio editing both in mono and stereo
3   Understanding how to modulate sound and how to repair problems in sound
4   Learning digital sound creation by using digital instruments or/and synthesizers
5   Learning how to bring video and audio together and about the importance of sound in visual media
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7   -
8   -
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10   -

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Getting to know basic Audio Editing concepts
2 Getting familiar with Cubase's interface and create a first project
3 Learning basic audio editing (cuting, crossfading,...)
4 Learning to use Cubase's automations
5 VST effects I: Equalizer
6 VST effects II: Dynamics (Compressor, Limiter, )
7 VST effects III: Room (Reverb, Delay, )
8 VST effects IV: Sound Modulation (Flanger, Phaser, )
9 Getting to know basics on how to use MIDI
10 Getting to know MIDI instruments
11 Basic knowledge about Synthesizers
12 Methods of combining Sound with Video
13 Practice
14 Practice
15 Practice

Recomended or Required Reading

Designing Sound - Andy Farnell
The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation - Vanessa Theme Ament
Audio-Vision - Michel Chion, Claudia Gorbman ve Walter Murch

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lessons
The instructor guides the students in creating projects and wants them to implement upon shown examples.
Revision and research of new technologies, applied studio practices and grading of exercises as well as encountered practical skills are shown every week during the first and the last hour by the instructor. The joining of in-class discussions, ideas about the preperations of projects and the presentation of opinions is being incouraged.
Practice
In the process of practice the students are shown examples on which methods can be used for production. Analogue to the shown examples within three weeks test works are expected from the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Creativity in homework practices, perceptions and skill qualifications will be considered.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of lessons attendency is required
2.Not attending a lesson is not an accepted excuse for bringing homeworks or projects late.
3.Projects delivered after the project delivery date will not be accepted

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

markus.berger@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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