JRNL 520I Advanced Audio

Special Note

This is a 2nd year elective course.

Course overview

This course is designed to allow you to immerse yourself in all things audio. We will focus on core skills like focus, story development, Interviewing and sound gathering. We will discuss the technical aspects of audio storytelling and the factors that turn good stories in to great ones. We will work on ways to develop your own voice in audio storytelling. This is a craft course. You will be challenged to create audio stories that allow you to practice both technical skills and learn techniques to use your own voice.
In this course you will be encouraged to think about stories and sound and silence. We will discuss interviewing techniques; audio design and power dynamics.

This course will offer students the opportunity to listen and critique audio stories and to participate in the performance, interviewing and the production process.