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FILM 221Audio Arts and Methods

5 creditsGraduateStudent Option

Explores practices and ethics of listening, noticing and audio recording. Students gain expertise with microphones for field recording, studio set-ups, and digital audio editing software, and create original sound works of their own. The course entwines theory and practice, considering various approaches to audio arts across platforms and contexts such as broadcast, podcast, installation, audio essay, performance, and art as social practice, as well as exploring strategies for sound design for audiovisual works.

Prerequisites

Enrollment is restricted to graduate students.

  • LOCATION: SocDoc Lab

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01SeminarAsynchronousL. B. Do, M. D. PereiraOpen 0/12

Spring 2026Open Spring 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Tue 9:50am–12:50pm
Commun Bldg 113A. M. FrizOpen 10/12

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Fri 12:00pm–3:00pm
TBD In PersonM. D. Pereira, L. B. DoOpen 4/12

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Anna Friz3.4 / 52.4 / 567%5

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