week 02 assignment - report due week 05

Read class notes up to week 5.

Write a report describing the audio design of a movie or video game of your choice, due week 05.
Select a 2 minute segment, intro, scene or game level, and describe every sound that is being heard by the audience. Report should be around three pages, typed.

It should cover the following topics:

• music; what style, what instruments or sounds, score or source
• sound effects; real or abstract
• dialogue; coming from the actor(s), off-screen, or narration
• sound design; how many layers can be percieved, simple or complex, emotion
• use; how clear or mixed are the sounds, how accurate is the synchronization
• success; how appropriate are the sounds, the overall effect, the quality in your opinion

week 05 assignment, tutorial, reading, due week 06 * Read class notes up to week 6.

* Complete Tour and Overview of Pro Tools

week 06 assignment, Mid Term pro tools project, due the Week 08
Develop a short, 3 minute sound design that should, at a minimum, contain the following elements :

• sound effects, at least one custom designed
• music bed track
• voice over

Grades at the "A" level will require more than these minimums. The more original the design, the better the grade.

Additional possibilities include:

• transitions
• fades
• looping music phrase
• video footage
  

This assignment will be delivered on audio CD. Please check with the lab if you need to learn to burn to CD.

week 9 assignment, FINAL pro tools project, Due Week 16

Develop a sound design for the provided video clip that should contain the following elements :

• sound effects
• music, looping phrase or bed track
• voice over
• transitions
• fades
• 2 or more elements spotted to picture

Grades at the "A" level will require more than these minimums. The more original the design, the better the grade.

Additional possibilities include:

• musical arrangement with track looping
• voice over cut to the measure
• voice over or dialogue matched to character events (dubbed)