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You will begin by considering different types of linear media: Theatre, Radio, Audio Books, Film and Television. Linear media production methods are then surveyed, which include: production sound, dialogue editing, automated dialogue recording, location recording, Foley, rerecording/dubbing, sound editing, sampling and synthesis. Strategies for script analysis are examined, incorporating: explicit sounds, environments, emotions, transitions and sound maps. Finally approaches to affecting an audience’s perceptions are reviewed, which comprise: sound imagery, qualities, listening modes, expression of emotional states and sound personality types.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to
LO1: Conceptualise design principles for sound for linear media
LO2: Critically review production methods for sound for linear media
LO3: Critically assess approaches to designing sound to affect audiences’ perception of linear media
LO4: Produce, to a professional standard, a piece of sound design for linear media