Production Lab 1
Module code
M-FT-PRLB1
Curricular domain
Practical Classes
Credits
5
Group size
All first-year students of Composition for Film and Theatre
Number of course weeks
30
Class duration
One 60-minute lesson per week
Total contact hours
30 hours
Study load
110 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Admitted to ArtEZ Composition for Film and Theatre.
Competencies
Aims
Over the course of this module, students acquire a broad understanding of the technical side of composing and arranging for film and theatre, learning to produce simple but high-quality and complete music for a dramaturgic concept and develop themselves from a beginner (learning) level to a competent (knows adequately, qualified) level.
Relation to other modules
Mainly Main Subject, Projects, Traineeship and several electives.
Content
Sound Engineering / Music Production:
Basics of acoustics
Audio in digital domain
Leveling in DAW
Acoustic concepts of placement with stereo phantom speaker
Standard routings in mix and production
Microphone patterns / Microphone stereo setups
Individual source audio placement
Early reflections and room reverberation
Modulation effects
Midi, CC, touch OSC
Template building with VE
Groove programming
Mode(s) of instruction
Group lessons that, depending on the composition of the group, take place entirely on-campus, entirely online or in a combination of both, i.e., that there are attendees both physically in the classroom and virtually via a screen. Online attendees communicate by seeing, talking and listening to each other and the on-campus attendees equally. The teacher has access to a whiteboard, application sharing, desktop sharing and document sharing and can hand this privilege to any other participants.
Apart from the video conference a high quality stereo audio stream is open at the same time via source connect. That way students and instructor can listen to music from any source of the group and talk about it simultaneously.
Material & Tools
Laptop with at least 16Gb RAM, CPU with at least i7 Quad or adequate, Pro Tools 2021 or later Software (Vanilla not Ultimate), Native Instruments Komplete 11 or later, Paralax Audio VSS2, Relab 480L, Spitfire BBC Strings or Cinematic Studio Strings 2 recommended, Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 or later
Student activity
Music production with DAW and sound libraries
Connecting all sound engineering and acoustic basics with the production environment of the DAW.
Working on assignments in groups and individually
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
Student must be able to deliver music productions on a broadcast level in both, popular music style and full orchestra music style. Student must be able to reflect on his productions by means of all theoretic foundations of acoustics and sound engineering.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if they bare awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.
Examination procedure
At the end of both semesters the instructor fills out an assessment form designed specifically for this module. Assessment is comprised of a verbal evaluation and a concluding grade. Assessment at the end of the autumn semester is formative and expressed in terms of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. It indicates a student's progress in this module. No ECs are awarded and there is no resit. Modules can only be absolved, and ECs awarded, after the end of the spring semester.
Tests conducted online are valid only if it is done without interruption. The assessor will decide whether or not the test was valid.
Resit options
Module summary
A group class on production skills, bringing students from a beginner to a competent level. Relevant topics over the years: DAW, Plug-ins, Sample libraries, Templates, Recording, Mixing, Mixing for Orchestra, Mixing for Bands, Mock-up.