CREATIVE SOUND DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS

GİT536

Course Code: GİT536
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn how to transform sound design into a design that can be manufactured by internalizing the basic principles of sound design,
Gain the ability to use visual and audio together,
Know what Sound Design is and have academic knowledge on the subject.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course covers the aesthetic, theoretical and technical aspects of sound design and sound synthesis, the exploration of artistic approaches to sound in visual and immersive environments and in linear and non-linear environments, as both a creative sound practice and an interdisciplinary research pursuit, with applied study topics.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction and general information about course content/process
2^nd Week	Types of sound, acoustics, sound in cinema
3^rd Week	Microphones, Effects, EQ, Frequencies
4^th Week	What is Foley? Sound library
5^th Week	On-screen/off-screen sounds
6^th Week	Sound recording in the studio
7^th Week	Voiceover
8^th Week	Sound editing with ProTools video
9^th Week	ProTools EQ
10^th Week	Using a mixer with ProTools
11^th Week	Project Development Stage I
12^th Week	Project Development Stage II
13^th Week	Project Development Stage III
14^th Week	Project Development Stage IV

Recommended or Required Reading

David Sonnenschein - Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound
Effects in Cinema, 2002
Rick Altman- Sound Theory, Sound Practice (AFI Film Readers), 1992
Michel Chion, Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen, 1994
Ufuk Önen-Ses Kayıt ve Müzik Teknolojileri, 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Practice
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Project	1	90
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	3	3	9
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	4	3	12
Course hours	14	4	56
Preparation for Midterm exam	2	4	8
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	4	56
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	10	1	10
Presentation (including preperation)	1	3	3
Project	2	3	6
Quiz	3	3	9
Field Research	1	2	2
Meeting with advisor	13	1	13
Material Development	14	2	28
Book Presentation	14	1	14
Article Presentation	12	1	12
Case Study Presentation	14	1	14
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X
K2	X	X
K3			X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8	X	X
K9
K10	X	X	X
K11
K12	X	X
K13
K14	X	X
K15