COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AUDIO INFORMATION I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FKS 3521 AUDIO INFORMATION I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Sound Editing and Cinematography

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR TAYFUN BILGIN

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

This course aims to provide a better film language by giving information about audio devices such as microphones, mixers and recording tools. Besides physical existence of sound, audio processes of production and post-production steps are the subjects of this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having more information on film's soundtrack
2   Professional use of audio equipments
3   Using audio in an efficient way
4   Presentation of sound as a tool of communication
5   Digital audio editing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Aims of the course. Sound as a concept
2 Pros & Cons of dubbing and live sound recording
3 Microphones and classifications. Miking techniques
4 Concepts of digital & analog. Digital sound vs. Analog sound
5 Digital and analog recording systems
6 Sound mixer. Connectors used in audio profession.
7 Digital audio formats. Introduction to Adobe Audition.
8 In Adobe Audition: Mixing the sound and adding it on a film.
9 Midterm evaluation.
10 Amps. Loudspeaker types. Proper listening conditions.
11 Sound cards and digital interfaces
12 Proper acoustics for proper listening. Basics of acoustics.
13 Use of visual language, verbal language and aural language. Characteristics and differens of these langs.
14 Reinforcing the subjects by excerpts taken from movies.

Recomended or Required Reading

Alden, Stanley R. Thomson Audio In Media(8th Edition) , Wadsworth Publishing 2008
Huber, David Miles & Williams, Philip, "Professional Microphone Techniques" Primedia Internec Publishing Corp.1998

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

All subjects will be held theoretically first then will be reinforced by applications in tv studio.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tayfun BILGIN
+90 541 9355676
tayfbilg@gmail.com

Office Hours

Wednesdays 9-12 AM

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.11333
LO.21333
LO.31333
LO.43313
LO.5133

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS