MUS-10120 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

N/A

Barred Combinations

N/A

Description for 2024/25

Have you considered how sound effects are made and how these are used in films and visual media? This module reveals the process of synchronising audio with a range of of visual contexts, providing you with practical skills and techniques for making convincing and believable sound tracks for video creations. You will have a hands-on, practical learning experience as part of this module and you will be guided step-by-step through making your own sounds to complement visual spaces, events and themes in moving image contexts.

To introduce techniques for pairing sound with visual media in practical situations. The module aims to engage students with sychronisation approaches where sound can be used to animate and emphasize moving image in believable and convincing ways. The module will provide students with hands-on experience with sound effects creation and application, and impart the basics of achieving perspective, depth and space through sound choices and shaping.

Intended Learning Outcomes

synchronise sound effects (SFX) to a range of visual media in effective and convincing ways: 2
acknowledge and implement the various layers of sound which collectively make up media clips, films and animations: 2
adopt key parameters such as volume, reverb, echo and filters to mark out spaces and depth perspective when working with sound in film: 1,2
consider a range of visual media and its construction of 'realism' or 'artifice', using sound as a primary variable in achieving these outcomes: 1,2
initiate an understanding of foley creation through practical projects (making and recording sound): 1,2

Study hours

24 hours of lectures, workshops and tutorials
16 hours of reflection and consolidation of lecture, workshop and individual supervision content and individual or group study work.
20 hours of listening/watching existing recommended visual media, reflection and implementation of technical aspects based on lecture content.
30 hours of practical work to carry out synchronisation tasks, familiarisation with software and adoption of relevant techniques (based on instructional material on virtual learning environment).
60 hours of preparation of the two assessments and supporting documentation.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment