Course Language:
English
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Course Objectives:
The course aims for students to acquire and to develop a general insight, capability and sensory abilities about the combination of sound design and visuality.
Course Content:
Students acquire general information about sound design on video and animation, sound editing, balance and harmony of sound with visual and sound production programs.
Course Methodology:
1-Lecture, 2-Interactive Lecture
Course Evaluation Methods:
A-Exam, C-Assignment, D-Experiment
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Designs sound on video. | 1 | 1,2 | A,C,D |
| 2. Gets general information about sound design. | 3,4 | 1,2 | A,C,D |
| 3. Edits sound on video. | 6 | 1,2 | A,C,D |
| 4. Examines sounds different usage combining visuals. | 8 | 1,2 | A,C,D |
| 5. Produces motion graphic production timing with the help of sound. | 9 | 1,2 | A,C,D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction – Sample Exam – General Descrıptıon | General introduction to the courses, slights about examples of sound and visuality, facebook group page opening |
| 2 | Examination Of Several Examples – Musıc | Watching the examples of sound and visuality combination (moving graphic over sound design, audio-visual performances, sound installation) and several music and sound design listening (electroacoustic music, fieldrecordings, soundscapes) |
| 3 | Introduction To Adobe Audition – Sound Editing | Basic introduction to Adobe audition programme (presentation of the programme’s interface, sound import, sound editing, volume adjustements, exporting) |
| 4 | Sound Application On Visuality (Adobe Audition) + Homework | Essays of sound editing on video, sound and movement harmony, essays of description of movements by sound. Essays of sound bibliography creation with sound editing on video. |
| 5 | Foley Technique – Foley Performance Essay- Basic Sound Record Techniques (Adobe Audition + Recording Gadget) | Watching Foley related examples (several hollywood made sound effect making off documentations), foley performance essay with students’ objects, sound record essay by zoom record gadget. |
| 6 | Sound Editing On Mixing And Visual (Adobe Audition) – Guest Artist | Basic mixing techniques of a already recorded sound or a sound (compression, volume balance, reverb, delay) and sound design over a visual – Guest Artist ( Alp Çoksoyluer) |
| 7 | Student Presantation | Students are asked to realize a sound design over an animation with the help of a sound that they will record themselves. |
| 8 | Mid-term | |
| 9 | Listening – Sample Observation – Introduction To Ableton Live – Guest Artist | Audiovisual performance (guest artist Giray Gürkal + ? ), general sample observation, general outlook to Ableton live programme. |
| 10 | Basic Sound Application Techniques (Ableton Live ) | Effects application to a sound by Ableton live’s different effects and methods, alteration. |
| 11 | Basic Sound Editing And Production Technıques (Ableton Live) + Homework | Sound effects application to a sound by Ableton live’s several effects and methods, alteration. Basic sound production techniquesi. Production of 5 different sounds from a single sound as a homework. |
| 12 | Introduction And Description Of The Graphic Notation Technique – Sample Observation | Description of graphic notation technique, its use technique, observation of the samples. Conceptual importance and history of graphic notation. |
| 13 | Essays Of Graphic Notation Techniques + Homework | Essays by the use of graphic notation technique. Which visual forms can match with sounds? Thinking the sound’s visual reflection. Production of different forms and finding its sound equavalent as a homework. |
| 14 | Graphic Notation Techniques And Composition Essays | Essays of general composition by graphic notation technique. (design of 1 mn. sound editing, intro-development-conclusion) |
| 15 | Student Presentation | |
| 16 | Final Exam | |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
| Final | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 60 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Uses technical and academic knowledge accumulated in visual communication design field for authentic projects. | X | ||||
| 2 | Designs 2 and 3 dimensional creative products considering the aesthetic rules. | X | ||||
| 3 | Employs efficiently the technical innovations required by the professional field. | X | ||||
| 4 | Analyses problems related to the field starting from the concept and develops appropriate projects for the targeted audience. | X | ||||
| 5 | Behaves according to the national and international professional ethical principles. | X | ||||
| 6 | Builds awareness to universal and social problems by developed projects and offers solutions to them. | X | ||||
| 7 | Gains sectoral experience by compulsory internship, relates academic knowledge with field experience. | X | ||||
| 8 | Grasps the importance of interdisciplinary working by lifelong learning mind-set and collaborates with different teams. | X | ||||
| 9 | Develops concepts and puts forth innovative and authentic works to enrich the cultural and artistic accumulation related to the field. | X | ||||
| 10 | Transforms the creative ideas into moving and interactive visual expressions, executes multi-dimensional designs. | X | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 120 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (s) | 4,8 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | ||
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