20230323 GENED1049 Audio Workshop plan

--- tags: workshops --- # 20230323 GENED1049 Audio Workshop plan ## plan Chris Introduce Workshop - What is natural sound? How are movies made to sound "Natural" in unnatural ways? - Play Clip: - *Three stations* - __Mic taste test (Ria)__ - SM 58, Rode Shotgun, Lav, Podcast - Discuss timbre, usage, etc. - Booms and mic a little scene - Discuss boom pole, placement (outside of frame), lav usage - Take turns sitting in scene, holding boom pole, and listening to audio through Zoom H5 - __Editing sound in Audition (Elitza)__ - Each student can use Audition on LL Computers. Elitza on big screen - Import Henry Beissel Poetry reading (1975) - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Iefz5ZM7sINZ9DLUuDpCHjIfoIItEGn9?usp=sharing - Discuss what makes good VO/Dialogue audio. What can we do to fix this? - De-noise, equalize, EQ. Isolate voice - Play with other effects (add reverb, change curve, etc.) - Compare "fixed" version with "real" - __Foley and Sound Design (Chris)__ - 3 Computers with AUDITION for Foley work - Download video Clip - LINK TO FOLDER - What is foley? Why not record on set? What is ADR? - What in this clip needs sound - footsteps, action, clothing, wind, dialogue, music? - Decide which to make and work on it in AUDITION - THink about music! Use little instruments to heighten a moment. - MIDI, Glock, Guitar, accent a moment ## space and gear prep 7 colored computers in the classroom (with Audition) 3 colored computers in LL (with Audition) Mic Taste test set up by green screen (prioritize shotgun mics) ## media prep ## live event support * chris excited to MC * ria excited to help with mics (esp. lavs) * elitza happy to teach audition * Victoria (LLUF) ## reference ### key info *GENED1049 East Asian Cinema Audio workshop* * where: LL Studio * when: 6-7:30pm * enrollment: ? ([signups here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dE38JXvds-FCDQOYB6QqfmFG4cdetIZHmf1LpY17_I4/edit#gid=0)) * [Project Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WUMTT4iomdOQRYwUlZSnrTraqIZGqdx0) includes the syllabus ### notes from the instructor