Immersive Audio Storytelling for Motion Picture

Catalog description

Sound lends depth and expands space to the two-dimensional image on screen, while locating us within the scene. A crucial difference between visual and aural manipulation of the audience is that even sophisticated audiences rarely notice the soundtrack. Sounds can speak to us emotionally, and subconsciously put us in touch with a character. This course focuses on the importance of audio as a narrative medium in film. Students study how audio creation, manipulation, restoration, and mixing can go beyond the simple techniques of sound design to profoundly alter the cinematic experience. Students learn the complicated practice of making sound for multichannel in surround, down mix, and audio restoration using Izotpe RX, all as applied to international loudness standards and deliverables. Working with Pro Tools as a creative medium, students practice non-linear content, editing to Timecode SMPTE, working in conjunction with the AVID S6 mixing board. The aim for this course is to give students numerous opportunities to apply creative techniques learnt in class to make films, from capstone projects to films nominated for international film festivals.