EPAS Handbook ! ! INTRODUCTION Welcome to EPAS. This handbook provides guidance and general information on the EPAS programme. It contains information on the courses, important dates, and practical information for your stay and study finances. The EPAS programme is organised by a consortium of European educational institutions. EPAS is born out of the firm conviction of the importance of sound. In the audiovisual arts, sound is generally considered a technical, rather than aesthetic, subject. EPAS aims to address this imbalance through an integration of practice and theory continuously fed by theoretical, critical and conceptual thinking. This way, participants will be able to explore sound as a discipline in itself as well as in relation to screen production, dance, theatre, radio, architecture and other arts and media. Our aim is to develop new ways of thinking and understanding in interaction with people from diverse backgrounds: professionals in the audiovisual field as well as fellow students. Please read this handbook carefully. You can find more information on our website: www.epasound.org. If you have any further questions, please write to [email protected]. We hope to see you soon, Martine Huvenne EPAS coordinator !2 ! ! CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 CONTENTS 3 EPAS PROGRAMME 5 SEMESTER 1 — 1/9 till 18/12/2016 5 Module 1: On listening 1/9 till 8/9/2016 5 Module 2: Transmitting an experience through sound 24/9 till 2/10/2016 6 Module 3: Sound and space 22/10 till 30/10/2016 7 Module 4: On audiovisual composition 12/11 till 20/11/2016 7 Module 5: Personal artistic project 10/12 till 18/12/2016 8 SEMESTER 2 — 18/1 till 30/06/2017 8 Final project 8 Networking, communication and dissemination of the personal final project 8 OVERVIEW 9 EVALUATION AND GRADUATION 10 PARTNER SCHOOLS AND MOBILITY 11 PRACTICAL MATTERS 13 TUITION FEE & FINANCES 13 SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS 13 ORGANISING YOUR STAY 15 VISA 15 Blocked account for visa or residence permit purposes # (non EU nationalities only). 16 INSURANCE AND HEALTH 17 A PLACE TO LIVE 18 Student services 18 ENJOYING YOUR STAY 18 USEFUL WEBSITES 19 EPAS CONTACTS 20 !3 ! ! COURSES EPAS PROGRAMME MOBILITY CALENDAR ORGANISING YOUR STAY BEFORE ARRIVING ON ARRIVAL WHILE STUDYING !4 ! ! EPAS PROGRAMME The EPAS postgraduate is a one year course of 33 ECTS (study credits), divided in 2 semesters. The first semester is structured into 5 different modules of 8 to 9 days: On listening, Transmitting an experience through sound, Sound and space, On audiovisual composition, Personal artistic project. These modules are intensive workshops with guest professors and professors of the different institutes. The seminars and discussion moments will be in English and can be organised through e-learning. The first four modules explore different aspects of sound as an artistic discipline within the audiovisual arts. In the fifth and last module of the first semester, the applicant works on a project in preparation for his/her final project in the second semester. The second semester is devoted to the applicant’s personal project. The start for this project is the proposal submitted by the applicant when applying for EPAS. A module on networking, communication and dissemination stimulates applicants to find opportunities to showcase his/her work. SEMESTER 1 — 1/9 TILL 18/12/2016 Module 1: On listening 1/9 till 8/9/2016 Exploration of sound and listening and improvisation of sound. (3 ECTS) This module contains different workshops: Listening and experiential sound, Haptic listening and Random Sound with a focus on the exploration of sound and listening and improvisation directed workshops. Day What Who From Technical ass. Day 1 Kick-off Martine Huvenne Lecturer Kask soundwalk Johan Vandermaelen Lecturer Kask Day 2 Sound & soundrecording Johan Vandermaelen Lecturer Kask Ben Zijlstra Lecturer NFA Day 3 Sound & Martine Huvenne Lecturer Kask x Soundenvironment: intro André Bendocchi Lecturer ifs Day 3 Haptic listening Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof Day 4 Haptic listening Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Day 5 Random Sound Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Larry Sider Guestprof Day 6 Random Sound Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Larry Sider Guestprof Day 7 Random Sound Larry Sider Guestprof x Day 8 Random Sound Larry Sider Guestprof x !5 ! ! Module 2: Transmitting an experience through sound 24/9 till 2/10/2016 Through a phenomenological approach (transmitting an experience) the relation between experience, the situated listener, sound-recording, -editing and –mixing will be explored. (3 ECTS) Day What who from Technical ass. Day 1 Listening experience Cilia Erens Guestprof Ben Zijlstra Lecturer NFA Writing experience Martine Huvenne Lecturer KASK Day 2 Discussion experiences Cilia Erens Guestprof Sound recording Ben Zijlstra Lecturer NFA Martine Huvenne Lecturer KASK Discussion soundrecording Day 3 Exploring sound in Michel Schöpping Lecturer NFA movement in recording Ben Zijlstra Lecturer KASK Martine Huvenne Day 4 Sound recording and Ben Zijlstra Lecturer NFA space Martine Huvenne Lecturer KASK Progress presentation Day 5 Personal work Day 6 Personal work Day 7 Personal work Ben Zijlstra Lecturer NFA Michel Schöpping Lecturer NFA Day 8 Personal work Ben Zijlstra Lecturer NFA Martine Huvenne Day 9 Ben Zijlstra Lecturer NFA Michel Schöpping Lecturer NFA Martine Huvenne Lecturer KASK !6 ! ! Module 3: Sound and space 22/10 till 30/10/2016 This module explores the relation between sound and space in different disciplines. (3 ECTS) With the possibility to join the music events of Film Fest Gent (Film Music Seminar, Industry day and WSA 20-21/10/2016). Day What Who from Technical ass. Day 1 Sound installation Johan Vandermaelen Guestprof Day 2 Sound installation Johan Vandermaelen Guestprof Day 3 Sound installation Johan Vandermaelen Guestprof Day 4 Sound installation Johan Vandermaelen Guestprof Day 5 Sound & performing arts Nicolas Becker Guestprof x Day 6 Sound & performing arts Nicolas Becker Guestprof x Day 7 Sound installation Nicolas Becker Guestprof x Day 8 Sound installation Nicolas Becker Guestprof x Day 9 Discussion Nicolas Becker Guestprof Johan Vandermaelen Lecturer KASK Martine Huvenne Lecturer KASK Module 4: On audiovisual composition 12/11 till 20/11/2016 This module is organised in two different workshops sound and environment and sound in new media. Introduced by a two-day masterclass on the grammar of listening. (3 ECTS) Day what who from Technical ass. Day 1 Grammar of listening Larry Sider Guestprof Day 2 Grammar of listening Larry Sider Guestprof Day 3 Sound & environment André Bendocchi-Alves Lecturer ifs x Day 4 Sound & environment André Bendocchi-Alves Lecturer ifs x Day 5 Sound & environment André Bendocchi-Alves Lecturer ifs x Day 6 Sound & environment André Bendocchi-Alves Lecturer ifs x Day 7 Sound in new media Martin Parker Guest lecturer x Day 8 Sound in new media Martin Parker Guest lecturer x Day 9 Sound in new media Martin Parker Guest lecturer x !7 ! ! Module 5: Personal artistic project 10/12 till 18/12/2016 The applicant develops his own artistic project applying the research, the theory and practical input of the first semester and explores the field in which she/he will develop his EPAS project. He/she will be coached in the set up, the development and the results of his/her project. (6 ECTS) Day What Who From Technical ass. Day 1 Personal project Johan Vandermaelen Lecturer KASK x Hans Peter Kuhn Lecturer KASK Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof Day 2 Personal project Johan Vandermaelen x Martine Huvenne Hans Peter Kuhn Guestprof Day 3 Personal project Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Johan Vandermaelen Day 4 Personal project Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Johan Vandermaelen Day 5 Personal project Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Day 6 Personal project Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Day 7 Personal project Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof x Day 8 Personal project Johan Vandermaelen Lecturer KASK x Martine Huvenne Lecturer KASK Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof Day 9 Feedback personal Johan Vandermaelen Lecturer KASK project Martine Huvenne Lecturer KASK Annabelle Pangborn Guestprof SEMESTER 2 — 18/1 TILL 30/06/2017 Final project In the second semester the applicants work in one of the partner institutions to develop and finish their personal final project. This work is expected to bear witness to a creative and critical approach to the medium or media employed and to sound as an artistic discipline. The applicant’s skills and competences must enable him or her to complete a work with sufficient inherent qualities for it to be artistically meaningful outside the school context. (12 ECTS) Networking, communication and dissemination of the personal final project The content of this module will differ from project to project. The applicant is responsible for the realization of the presentation of his/her final project and the communication needed to present this work. !8 ! ! OVERVIEW SEMESTER Days lecture coache Student 1 ECTS s workshop d Individual hours A B C D E module 1 8 On listening 3 ECTS 8 52 21 81 9 Transmitting an module 2 experience 3 ECTS 4 36 32 9 81 module 3 9 Sound & space 3 ECTS 8 63 10 81 Sound in performance 4 28 5 37 Sound installation 4 28 5 37 Discussion 7 7 9 On audiovisual module 4 composition 3 ECTS 24 48 9 81 Lecture grammar of film 16 9 25 Sound & environment 4 28 32 Sound & new media 4 20 24 module 5 9 Personal work 6 ECTS 8 64 90 162 18 Total sem1 ECTS 44 207 96 139 486 SEMESTER 2 12 Personal work ECTS 32 292 324 Networking, communication and dissimination of project 3 ECTS 8 73 81 15 Total sem2 ECTS 405 33 Total year ECTS 894 !9 ! ! EVALUATION AND GRADUATION You are required to follow all modules. Your attendance and participation will be evaluated. At the end of the second semester the EPAS project will be evaluated 50% by the tutors of the projects and 50% by an external jury which will be a consistent jury for all students.