Diploma Part 4 – Studio Assistant Certificate

10 weeks. 363 Guided Learning Hours separated into:

• 75 hours of lectures in classroom.
• 288 hours of individual, supervised practical time.

Course Aim:
This final part of the Diploma course aims to focus on various aspects of Audio production, using the technical knowledge acquired in the previous parts in order to be creative and get the most out of any project. It also aims to consolidate the candidates skills and knowledge thus preparing them for the workplace.

Upon completion candidates should be capable of recording, mixing and designing sound for moving picture using industry standard techniques and equipment. The final part of the courses also aims to introduce candidates to a range of further studies and career paths including room acoustics and considerations for studio build, understanding the role of a freelancer and the music business (contracts, royalties, basic business practices and legal issues.)

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this part of the course, the candidate should be able to:

• Produce, Record and Mix bands (any style) to a high level of proficiency.
• Produce music to a tight brief.
• Perform basic Mastering of a song to basic expectations.
• Choose with circumspection, track-lay and synchronise to a short film clip appropriate sound effects from a digital library.
• Record and edit ADR & Foley to a short film clip.
• Choose with circumspection, edit and synchronise to a short film clip appropriate backing music from a digital library.
• Produce the sound design for a short film clip.
• Mix in 5.1 Surround the post produced audio for a short film clip and encode it to Dolby Digital.
• Import, edit in basic ways and Export Video files to / from DAW.
• Author a DVD with DVD-ROM content.