Sound Design For Screen
36 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit explores film, animation, games and screen production soundtracks, and provide the basis for the development of listening skills in regard to sound production. It will introduce concepts and technical approaches to soundtrack production. It will focus on the conceptual role of the soundtrack within screen narratives. Students will be encouraged to take a critical stance to the use of sound, and explore the potential of sound and sound production in this context.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Articulate conceptual and aural awareness in relation to soundtrack case studies
- Investigate and critique soundtracks
- Apply post-production skills by engaging in and providing solutions to a series of technical sound post-production problems
- Articulate and use sound treatment as a conceptual and narrative tool whilst engaging with technical issues
- Apply best practice industry standard methodologies in regard to sound post-production and sound design
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Class | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Activities Various | 11.00 | 6 weeks | 66 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 5.33 | 9 weeks | 48 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Individual | 10% | 1,2 |
| Project 1 | Individual | 30% | 3,4 |
| Project 2 | Individual | 60% | 3,4,5 |
Content
This unit explores the uses of sound in a film context and the technical skills required in sound production.
- Elements of the soundtrack
- Sound Design case studies
- What makes for a good mix
- Approaching the soundtrack
- Technical skills for working with the soundtrack
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.