Class Schedule
- Category: CSUN
- Fred Ginsburg
| WEEK | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 01/27 | First day of class. Course description. What is Production Sound? Why learn production sound? |
| 02/03 | Professional Approach to Prod Sound. Pre-production. Rental houses. Crew. |
| 02/10 | Priorities of the mixer. Hierarchy of mic techniques. |
| 02/17 | QUIZ #1 (Priorities, Hierarchy, Pre-production) Mixing panels |
| 02/24 | Intro to portable recorders |
| 03/02 | Hands on video exercises. Multi-mic mixing Boom and Plant Mic. (Airport) |
| 03/09 | Mic basics. (sensitivity, powering) |
| 03/16 | QUIZ #2 (Recorders & Mixers) Mics continued. Shotguns. Record scenes using Boom Mic. |
| 03/23 | Intro to Lavaliers & Radio Mics. Rig talent and shoot simple "talk show". Please wear or bring button down shirt or blouse; and appropriate undergarment if you are shy about another student (same sex) unbuttoning your top. |
| 03/30 | Holiday: Cesar Chavez Day. Campus closed. |
| 04/06 | Holiday: Spring Break. Campus closed. |
| 04/13 | Hands on exercises: TV Event. Multi-mic LIVE event or demo. INTERVIEW PROJECTS ARE DUE. |
| 04/20 | QUIZ #3 (Mics, TV Sound) Hands on exercises: Complex scene ("Brown Interview") Note, this is NAB Week, so our schedule may be subject to change. |
| 04/27 | Hands on exercises Multi-mic mixing (exterior, Cannes) |
| 05/04 | Review of all content. |
| 05/11 | Final exam (1st attempt; optional) & post-test review LAST CHANCE to submit all projects by end of class. |
| 05/18 | FINALS WEEK Final exam officially administered. Regular class time/location unless otherwise notified by the Instructor. LAST CHANCE to take make-up tests. All tests from 8:30am (or 9am) thru 10:15am. Special Lecture @ 10:30am: Resumés; Getting started in the industry. (Open to all CTVA students) |
