This project is the one
where you really show all that you know about audio production. You may
work individually or with one other person in a joint project. The following
criteria apply to the project:
1. The work must be 5 - 10 minutes long timed to the minute.
2. In a joint project each person involved must be individually responsible for the recording of some original sound.
3. Each production must contain some original scripted material (written in advance of the production).
4. The production phase must include both mixing and editing. Any additional signal processing will be appreciated. Unedited single event recordings are unacceptable.
5. Submit your projects on any medium except analog cassette. If you are using 1/4" analog tape submit the work heads out on a reel containing nothing except your project. Use leader tape on the head and tail. Projects may be submitted on Jaz /Zip disks, DAT tape, CD, or online as WAV files. No MP3s
6. Provide a narrated billboard or slate at the beginning of the program. This slate should include the title, producer, running time, context (Comm 130), and any other information you deem helpful to a listener or presenter. The slate is not a part of the required total project length. Include a cue tone or verbal countdown before the program begins.
7. Include credits at the end of your project. These are to be built into the program and not just spliced on the end. Exceptions can be made if there is good artistic reason to do so. Clear it with me in advance.
8. Supply a typewritten title sheet(s) that contains:
a.
The program title.
b. A brief description of
the program including any special items you wish to point out.
c. The duration of the program.
d. A listing of all personnel
involved and the exact roles they played in the production. This should
include "talent" you recruited from outside the group as well. Be specific
and detailed in outlining each person's job. Use the language of the trade.
Do not say, "Everybody did everything."
9. Provide a written script and an audio plan or cue sheet. This may be done after the fact of production. You should realize, however, that the proper (and most useful) way to operate is to prepare your audio plan in advance. Unscripted voice need not be transcribed.
10. If you choose to do so, you may integrate your original produced "spot." into this final project. This may be a commercial message, a political campaign spot, a public service announcement, or whatever you decide. Make it (them) exactly 30 seconds long. These messages may be inserted at any appropriate point in the program or simply presented as a separate item. It will be graded separately.
11. In the case of joint efforts, the project will be graded in two ways. 70% of your individual grade for the project will come from the project as a whole. 30% of the grade will come from my evaluation of the quality of your individual contribution to the project. This latter component has little to do with the quantity of your contribution. It has more to do with how well you did what ever you were assigned to do. Every aspect of the project will be evaluated including the written material.
12. I plan to grade these projects very critically. Pay attention to detail. If something doesn't sound (or look) right, do it again. It is a good idea to finish your work well in advance of the deadline. Then arrange to audition it several times. Listen for flaws. If you can hear them, there is a chance that I can too. Fix them! Look at the written work that accompanies the production. Does it look good? If not, make it look good!
13. Make efficient use of your studio or work station time. Plan ahead. You should know exactly what you are going to do before you actually go into the studio. Try and get started at your scheduled time. Let someone know if you or your group will not be using time you have booked. Somebody else may need it.
You
have time to come up with 5 - 10 minutes of very fine work. I expect to
be thrilled with each of these productions. I want them slick and perfect!
No excuses!