PH 3925 - Audio for Video Production

Credits: 3

Inescapable from the area of creating excellence in the profession of video production is the importance of audio content. The ability to capture sound, create it specifically for film content, and apply it effectively is an enhancive, critical element of compelling video and film narratives, and is the basis for this course. Upon successful completion of this course, having used professional audio equipment and software, students will have captured sounds as they occur in dynamic staged and natural environments, created audio tracks for a short video, and through the use of audio post-production tools, altered sound for both realistic and abstract contexts.

Prerequisites: PH 2150 - Cinematography I

Course Learning Outcomes:

Apply software skills in audio tracking and enhancement.
Apply skills in capturing and blending multiple audio tracks.
Create an audio track using a foley stage.
Create a narrative film with a focus on audio skills.

PH 3925 Course Learning Outcome Rubric

Required Textbooks:
Producing Great Sound for Film and Video: Expert Tips form Production to Final Mix, 4th ed., J. Rose, Focal Press, 2014, ISBN: 9780415722070
Required Course Materials:

Entry-level DSLR or MILC Camera with appropriate memory cards & batteries
Camera Bag
Tripod
External Hard Drive (1TB or Larger)
External microphone and/or handheld audio recorder