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FILM AND TELEVISION
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV3985 Film Sound Spring 3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CEMAL BARKIN ENGİN
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CEMAL BARKIN ENGİN
Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course,This course examines the principles, the role and the aesthetic values of the production sound in film. Students will be introduced to the stages of audio production & post production and provided with the basic knowledge of audio software.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) be able to perceive the fundamentals of sound and sound technology.
2) be able to develop critical listening perspective.
3) be able to investigate the interactive relationship between sound and image.
4) be able to examine the preproduction and production stages of film sound.
5) be able to recognize the individual stages of audio post-production.
6) be able to improve audio software skills.
7) be able to adjust to independent and collective work flows.

Course Content

Acoustics, psychoacoustics, history of audio recording, digital audio, audio software, sound & image, film sound pre-production, production, location recording, dialogue editing, Foley, ADR, voice over, sound design, final mix, surround sound will be taught in this course.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Acoustics & Psychoacoustics.
2) History of Audio Recording and Digital Audio Principles.
3) Audio Software I
4) Audio Software II
5) Sound & Image
6) Film Sound Pre-Production & Production
7) Location Recording
8) Midterm
9) Dialogue Editing & Foley
10) ADR & Voice Over
11) Sound Design I
12) Sound Design II
13) Final Mix
14) Principles of Surround Sound

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Holman, Tomlinson; Sound for Digital Video, Focal Press, 2005
ISBN: 978-0240807201
Rose, Jay; Audio Post Production for Film and Video, 2nd Ed, Focal Press, 2009
ISBN 978-0240809717
References: Chion, Michel; Audio Vision: Sound on Screen; Columbia University press, 1994
ISBN: 978-0231078993

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 5 % 15
Project 1 % 25
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 35
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 65
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 5 15 75
Project 1 3 3
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society 1
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art 1
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area 1
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 1
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product 3
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot 4
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment 5
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations 5
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages 4
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage 2
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white 1
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility 4