Sound, Image &
Motion - Fall Semester 2012
Instructor: Tom
Hammond, thammond1946@yahoo.com,
813-900-4759
Course Objectives
This course introduces students to the basic principles
involved in recording, processing and distributing image and sound for film,
television and the Internet. The student
learns the basics of cameras, lenses, exposure, lighting, film, microphones, scanning,
basic digital effects, editing and other post-production techniques. The lab component introduces students to the
fundamentals of the proper care, maintenance and safety of equipment. The course may not be used to satisfy general
curriculum distribution requirements.
Laboratory fee is required. The
course is cross listed with ART 241.
Required Text Book
Text: Breslin, J. (2008).
Making Media: Foundation of Sound
and Image Production (2nd ed.), Oxford: Elevier.
Required Equipment
An external hard drive with the largest capacity you can
comfortably afford.
To purchase a standardized external hard drive that is fully
compatible with the Mac OS go to
This will redirect you to a drive vendor. To enter our special page, put in
User name: UT
Password: Tampa.
Grading:
Attendance and Participation 20%
Quizzes 20%
Projects 40%
Final Project 20%
I am open to extra credit suggestions and proposals.
Class Schedule
Week #1 – Introduction – Photography – Chapter 1 – Assign
Project #1
Week #2 – Lighting – Chapter 2 – View Project #1
Week #3 – Sound Design - Chapter 3 – View Project #1 – Assign
Project #2
Week #4 – Continuity Editing – Chapter 4 – View Project #2
Week #5 – Montage Editing – Chapter 5 – View Project #2 – Assign
Project #3
Week #6 – Narrative Techniques – Chapter 6 – View Project #3
Week #7 – Film Language – Chapter 7 – View Project #3 – Assign
Project #4
Week #8 – Production Technique (Master) – Chapter 8 – View
Project #4
Week #9 – Production Technique (Overlapping) – Chapter 9 –
View Project #4 – Assign Project #5
Week #10 – Mis en Scene – Chapter 10 – View Project #5
Week #11 – Shooting Action – Chapter 11 – View Project #5 – Assign
Project #6
Week #12 – Storyboards – View Project #6
Week #13 – Music – View Project #6 – Assign Final Project
Week #14 – Special Effects – View Final Projects (as
available)
Week #15 – View Final Projects
Week #16 – View Final Projects
There will be four
quizzes given at random. They
will cover the reading assignments. Each
one counts as 5% of your grade and they will not be made up. This is a good reason to attend class. If you must be absent due to emergency or
illness, please contact and notify me before the class and I will work with
you.
The Projects will follow the progression of the lecture
material. They will include: telling a
story with still images, creating an environment with sound, filming a
documentary or narrative piece using two different editing styles, designing
and shooting an action sequence, using different production techniques to shoot
a dialogue scene, adding music and special effects, and combining previous
project elements to produce a completed final presentation.
Viewing sessions will be accompanied by (I hope) rigorous
and spirited group critiques.
You will be invited to contribute to the class blog at http://www.simclass.blogspot.com. You are not required to post at this site
but doing so will help the participation component of your grade.
Late Work
Late work will be accepted, but will be counted as one grade
lower. All work must be turned in by
the last day of class at the latest in order to receive any or at least some credit.
Academic Honesty
and Integrity
You will work on your own and will also collaborate with
others on certain projects. Students are
held responsible for knowing and observing the University’s Academic Integrity
Policy. Please refer to: http://www.ut.edu/provost for more
information about expectation related to doing your own work.
Emergency
Situations
In the event of any situation that interrupts the schedule
of classes please access www.ut.edu
for more information. I will also post
any instructions directly related to this class on the class blog at www.simclass.blogspot.com.
Special Needs
If you have special needs due to disability please contact
Jennifer Del Valle at 813-258-7251 or email at jdelvalle@ut.edu.
Religious
Preference Absence Policy
If you will be absent due to a major religious observance,
please contact me in advance.
