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Seamedu School of Pro-Expressionism

Task/Project Brief

Batch Name: Batch 2022-25 Department: B.Sc Sound Engineering

Task Name: Assignment 1 - Recording Ambience and SFX (Soundscapes)

Date: Submission Date:

Marks: 20

Learning Outcomes:
Students will learn how to Record location Ambiences and EFX using a Field Recorder and process of
handling the shotgun mics to achieve an excellent sound quality.

Task Brief:

Using the available Field Recorder and Shotgun Mic, Record the following Ambiences and EFX
individually.

Assignment can be executed as a group of 3 students :


A: Sound Recordist
B: Boom Operator
C: Photographer (to Document the student A & B recording every asset)

Students can rotate the roles for every recording such that all three will get to operate the roles A &
B.

List of Tasks:

Task 1: Sound Recording


● Record natural ambience:
○ Chirping birds, Rustling leaves (Any 1 or Mix)
○ Morning 6 am ambience (Compulsory)
● Record urban ambience:
○ Bustling city, Traffic noise, People chatting, Street vendors, Kids playing (All Mix)
● Record industrial ambience:
○ Machinery, Construction work, Factory noises (Any 1)
● Record domestic ambience:
○ Household activities, Kitchen sounds (Mix)
○ Office ambience (Compulsory)
● Record isolated sounds:
○ Door/temple/cycle bell (any 1)
○ Car or bike passing (Compulsory)
○ Footsteps on concrete using sandals/slippers/shoes (all)
○ Coffee machine whirring / ceiling fan (any one)
○ Pressure cooker/elevator/frying pan (any one)

Task 2: Sound Identification and Documentation


● Accurately identify each recorded sound.
● Document the recording process with photographs.
● Once you start the Recording, announce the name of the Recordist and Boom Operator.
Copying ambiences/EFX from stock libraries is strictly not allowed

Task 3: Audio Post-Production


● Clean up individual tracks as needed. (maintain recordist + boom operator name
announcement.)
● Name final edit exports neatly & arrange
● Export each sound type as a separate .Wav file

Submission Guidelines/Deliverables:
● Submit all audio files along with a documentation, with clearly labelled assets individually to
Educloud.
● Documentation to contain on location photograph featuring recording/boom operator with
insights into recording and editing process with any challenges.
● Recording config should be 16 bit, 48 KHz.
● Individual submission is based on assets captured as a recordist.
● Use the file naming convention: Assignment Name_Student Name_Date.
● Students will be evaluated for their individual effort for their role of Sound Recordist.
Grading Criteria: (20 Marks)

Criteria Distinction (100%) Merit (75%) Pass (50%) Needs Improvement (25%) Poor (0%)

Sounds immaculately captured Adequate Recording


Recording Good recording quality. Most Inadequate Recording
clearly and intelligibly. quality. Numerous quality No recordings
Quality & sounds captured well with quality. quality below par /
seamless monitoring & issues / assets missing. done
Process (8) minor issues. most sounds missing.
feedback

Adequate edits with


Edit and
Excellent Edits, clean and Good edits with few numerous Inadequate editing, limited
Cleanup (8 No editing done.
balanced inconsistencies Clean-up/balance/ clean up/ balancing done.
Marks)
issues.

Documentation Clear documentation and


Few details are missing. good inadequate documentation Nil/ mostly
and exceptional readability. Most details missing but
insights into editing/cleaning and readability. limited incomplete
Transparency Clear/concise insights into usable. Limited insights
process. insights. documentation
(4) recording & editing process.

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