Course: Sound Dramaturgy of Audiovisual Works

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Course title Sound Dramaturgy of Audiovisual Works
Course code KAAT/AN7ZD
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1. From perception to comprehension. 2. Sound categories. 3. Various types of spoken word. 4. Film music. 5. Sound effects. 6. Sound atmospheres. 7. Connection between image and sound. 8. Sound space and planes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Analysis of a work of art, Individual work of students
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students get oriented in specifics of a film composition in audiovisual works.
Students get oriented in specifics of a film composition in audiovisual works.
learning outcomes
Understands the theory of sound design in animated films.
Understands the theory of sound design in animated films.
Master the basic principles of working with sound and musical composition in animations.
Master the basic principles of working with sound and musical composition in animations.
Can analyze and interpret sound symbols and their relationship to the dramaturgy of animation.
Can analyze and interpret sound symbols and their relationship to the dramaturgy of animation.
Has an orientation in the history and development of sound in animated film.
Has an orientation in the history and development of sound in animated film.
Gains deeper knowledge of sound effects and techniques used in films.
Gains deeper knowledge of sound effects and techniques used in films.
Skills
Practically utilizes sound aesthetics to enhance dramatic elements in their animation projects.
Practically utilizes sound aesthetics to enhance dramatic elements in their animation projects.
Effectively communicates with sound engineers and music composers for creating the soundtracks of their films.
Effectively communicates with sound engineers and music composers for creating the soundtracks of their films.
Directs the music and sound elements in their animations with consideration for the story's dramatic development.
Directs the music and sound elements in their animations with consideration for the story's dramatic development.
Collaborates in creating high-quality sound that harmonizes with the overall impression of the animated work.
Collaborates in creating high-quality sound that harmonizes with the overall impression of the animated work.
Creatively employs sound and music for effective storytelling and emotional impact on the audience in their films.
Creatively employs sound and music for effective storytelling and emotional impact on the audience in their films.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Recommended literature
  • Bláha Ivo. Zvuková dramaturgie audiovizuálního díla.. 3. vydání, Praha: AMU, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7331-303-6.
  • Bordwell, David a Kristin Thopson. Umění filmu: úvod do studia formy a stylu. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7331-217-6.
  • Elisabeth Weis (Editor), John Belton. Film Sound: Theory and Practice. Columbia University Press, 1985. ISBN 0231056370.
  • Chion, Michel. Film, a sound art. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-231-13777-5.
  • Robin Beauchamp. Designing Sound for Animation. CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 0240824989.


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