Sound Design for Film and Televisio

Sound Design for Film and Television
With a grounding in location recording techniques, Sound Design students train in all aspects of audio post-production, developing the techniques and creative awareness required as dubbing editors, sound designers and dubbing mixers. The components of the soundtrack – dialogue, atmospheres, Foleys, ADR, designed fx and music – are explored in detail using facilities rivalling those of the best audio post-production houses. With a firm emphasis on storytelling, students develop an aesthetic awareness integrated with technical expertise, encouraging them to be collaborators from an early stage in all productions and throughout the whole post-production process.

Curriculum

YEAR ONE

A series of exercises focusing on sound editing and mixing techniques

Workshops with Editing and Composing students:

Abstract Film Workshop

Without Images - a sound-only project

Animation Exercises

Shooting the Scene - writing and directing a scene to learn the basics of scene structure

Short documentary - sound recording

Without Words - posting a short fiction film shot without dialogue

Documentary Poetry - exploring the use of non- synchronous sound and music

Animation projects - the application of music and
sound effects

1st year Fiction film - collaborating with all other departments

Cross Spec - an introduction to film language and storytelling involving all departments

YEAR TWO

Investigative Documentary - sound post for the major 1st year Documentary production

Remixing the 1st year Fiction film tracks

Advanced editing, design and mixing techniques

2nd Year Fiction production, shot on Digibeta

Graduation films in documentary, fiction and animation

On the short films and 2nd Year films, Sound Design students work as sound supervisors, creating the track from pre-production through to the mix.
Entry RequirementsIn the Post Production department, we are looking to assemble a group of students with diverse and varied backgrounds. There is no 'typical' student or perfect candidate who conforms to a mandatory list of qualifications. Applicants are likely to have some industry experience, or training in their chosen field. Your background may be in the arts or other media, you might be looking for a further professional qualification or wish to broaden your knowledge of sound production, taking you to a higher level of work.

Application materials must include visual materials (video or stills) with an associated soundtrack that you have constructed; and a short recording of dialogue, or a sound montage with speech, that you have post-produced.
Apply with

Short video/DVD you have recorded or tracklaid or mixed
or

Short video/DVD for which you have created the soundtrack

and

Short sound montage including speech