ACF215 - The Art and Design of Sound
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | ACA203 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must pass 2 level 1 units from courses A343, A344, A345, A351, A356, A357, A359 or A352 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week |
Content
The unit aims to develop students' conceptual, technical and design skills in professional sound design and production for dance, drama, animation, film, television, and art installations.
Students will work toward the creation of a major sound production. In preparing and developing the project, the following topics will be covered: theories of sound design, recording and production, studio recording processes and post-production workflows, preparation and presentation of sound for media and performance, microphone choices and techniques, digital editing and mixing, signal processing, acoustics and psychoacoustics.
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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