Audio Demo Reel

Compile your audio labs into one file:

Build the file in the following order

Long Copy Read, Station ID, Big Guns, Shotgun, Wireless.

Long Copy Read, Station ID are REQUIRED

Save as a .wav file to sutdents/public/fitzer/audiolabs/last_first_fin.

IMD I and II

Appreciation of the Arts -  Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away

The highest grossing film in Japanese box-office history (more than $234 million), Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro Kamikakushi) is a dazzling film that reasserts the power of drawn animation to create fantasy worlds. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Lewis Carroll's Alice, Chihiro (voice by Daveigh Chase--Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch) plunges into an alternate reality. On the way to their new home, the petulant adolescent and her parents find what they think is a deserted amusement park. Her parents stuff themselves until they turn into pigs, and Chihiro discovers they're trapped in a resort for traditional Japanese gods and spirits. An oddly familiar boy named Haku (Jason Marsden) instructs Chihiro to request a job from Yubaba (Suzanne Pleshette), the greedy witch who rules the spa. As she works, Chihiro's untapped qualities keep her from being corrupted by the greed that pervades Yubaba's mini-empire. In a series of fantastic adventures, she purges a river god suffering from human pollution, rescues the mysterious No-Face, and befriends Yubaba's kindly twin, Zeniba (Pleshette again). The resolve, bravery, and love Chihiro discovers within herself enable her to aid Haku and save her parents. The result is a moving and magical journey, told with consummate skill by one of the masters of contemporary animation. MPAA Rated: PG ("Some scary moments") --Charles Solomon

From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema comes the most acclaimed film of 2002. Hayao Miyazaki's latest triumph, filled with astonishing animation and epic adventure, is a dazzling masterpiece for the ages. It's a "wonderfully welcoming work of art that's as funny and entertaining as it is brilliant, beautiful, and deep" (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). SPIRITED AWAY is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world. An unforgettable story brimming with creativity, SPIRITED AWAY will take you on a journey beyond your imagination. "To enter the world of Hayao Miyazaki is to experience a kind of lighthearted enchantment that is unique to the world of animation" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). It's a fantastic tale the whole family will want to experience over and over again.

 

IMD I - Operation Dragonfly

As part of out Audio production unit we will be creating several projects.  One will be a narrated poem with a flash animation.  You will need to complete the project research today.

The packet is a word document saved in IMD/Templates/Audio/dragonfly

Make sure you complete this activity for tomorrow.  It will be your ticket into our movie activity "Spirited Away"

Binary Rocks

There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't....



We've been talking about all sorts of digital concepts this year, lets get the low down on how digital and binary number systems really work.  Take a look at the following articles and see if you can figure it out on your own:

http://knol.google.com/k/counting-in-binary-for-beginners

http://www.networkclue.com/hardware/computer/binary.aspx

http://www.intuitor.com/counting/      < - try the application

Friday Audio Roundup!

STUDIO IS CLOSED TODAY

We've been studying audio production theory all week and we'll be putting this into action when we start recording next week.

1st Hour:  Make sure you have the following assignments ready for grading on Monday.

1. Connector ppt (on blog) (IMD I only)
2. Connector Practice (handout)
3. IMD/Templates/audio/intro to audio.ppt and q's


3rd Hour:  Download and listen to the following audio files, answer the questions below each file in complete sentences. Type your answers in word.  Make sure you use headphones for this activity!


1 Welcome To The Workshop
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6pafwkIOkfwLUZzcWJoLThUWGljMzVaY1lOaGxXUQ


1. What at 4 areas where voice acting technique can be used to make you a powerful communicator?


2. What is the craft behind voice acting?


3. What are the basic tools you need for voice acting?


2 20 Facts About Your Voice
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6pafwkIOkfwZ29IanVUSXBUd2lUbnZQUTNUSGZsdw


1-20 - List the 20 facts about "the voice".


3. The 7 Core Elements
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6pafwkIOkfwdmhlaFc1OXJRN3FPY3Rnei0tdERDQQ
1-7 What are the 7 core elements?

What's going on!

1. 10 Tips Audio Q's  - IMD/Templates/audio/10 tips
2. Connector ppt (on blog) (IMD I only)
3. Connector Practice (handout)
4. NEW TODAY - IMD/Templates/audio/intro to audio.ppt and q's

IMD I - Connector Scavenger Hunt

Connector Scavenger Hunt

Learning to identify the different cables and connectors used in studio is a critical skill.  Create a power point  and create one slide for each of the connector types listed below.  Find two pictures for each (copy and paste them to the slide) also find a text definition of what connector type is used for, audio video, data, other...)
Most of the connector names are an acronym for something, include this info if its available.

DVI
HDMI
BNC
RJ-45
Speakon
USB
USB mini
RCA
Firewire 400
Firewire 800
XLR
1/8 stereo
VGA
Coax
1/4 mono

When this is completed please save it to students/public/fitzer/scavengerhunt