Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2011-2012 > School of Film and Television > Recording Arts

Recording Arts

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Faculty

Chairperson: Mladen Milicevic

Professors: Mladen Milicevic, Rodger Pardee

Assistant Professor: Kurt Daugherty

Objectives

Recording Arts students explore the theoretical and practical elements of sound recording, reproduction, and design—the fundamentals crucial to successful work in all media that tap into the creative power of sound.

Given the enormous influence of these media, it is vital that these studies are given perspective by courses in LMU’s Liberal Arts core curriculum. Recording Arts students are also required to take one music class that deals with the fundamentals of music theory. In upper division courses, students study the science of sound behavior, reproduction, and modification. They learn audio techniques that apply to both film/television sound and music recording.

The SFTV sound stages, studios, and audio workstations are the laboratories where students put their knowledge and creativity to work and build a portfolio. Each Recording Arts student gains experience with film and television sound production and produces an advanced recording arts senior project. Creative collaboration is key to success in this field.

Recording Arts Student Learning Outcomes

Recording Arts students will understand:

The physical and psychoacoustic properties of sound
The techniques of making, editing, and processing sound recordings
The aesthetic contribution of sound to media.

Recording Arts students will be able to:

Make technically competent recordings of music as well as production and post-production sound for film and television media
Effectively edit and process sound for those media
Create technically competent and aesthetically pleasing mixes for those media.

Recording Arts students will value:

The transformative power of challenging and meaningful art
The collaborative and rigorous nature of working in sound for music, film, and television
The cultural impact and significance of this media—past, present, and future.

Major Requirements

Lower Division Requirements:

18 semester hours of lower division courses distributed as follows: FTVS 200; FTVS 210 or 212; MUSC 104 and 107; PROD 200; and RECA 250 (completed with a grade of B [3.0] or better).

Fall Semester		S.H.
FTVS 210	Art of the Cinema	3
	or
FTVS 212	Art of Television	(3)
ENGL 110	College Writing	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	University Core	3
		___
		15
Spring Semester		S.H.
FTVS 200	Survey of Mass Media	3
MUSC 104	Fundamentals of Music	3
MATH 102	Quantitative Skills	3
MATH 103	Quantitative Skills Lab	0
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	University Core	3
		___
		15

Fall Semester		S.H.
RECA 250	Sound Design	3
FTVS ___	Cinema/TV History	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	University Core	3
		___
		15
Spring Semester		S.H.
RECA 258	Digital Sound Editing	3
PROD 200	Intro Film Production	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	Elective	3
		___
		15

Fall Semester		S.H.
RECA 320	The Nature of Sound	3
RECA 322	Recording Technology	3
RECA 353	Production Sound Techniques	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	Elective	3
		___
		15
Spring Semester		S.H.
RECA 358	Post-Production Sound	3
RECA 361	Live Studio Recording	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	Elective	3
____ ___	Elective	3
		___
		15

Fall Semester		S.H.
RECA 461	Multi-Track Studio Record	3
____ ___	University Core	3
____ ___	Elective	3
____ ___	Elective	3
____ ___	Elective	3
		___
		15
Spring Semester		S.H.
RECA 464	Advanced Audio	3
RECA 470	Senior Music Project	3
____ ___	Elective	3
____ ___	Elective	3
____ ___	Elective	3
		___
		15