Sound Design for Film
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Description
What roles(s) does sound play in film? How does sound facilitate storytelling, establish mood, help in worldbuilding, and create meaning? This class investigates the purpose and function of sound design in film through demonstrations, discussion, and a hands-on project developed throughout the course.
We’ll discuss the standard elements integrated into film sound: dialog (production sound, ADR, walla, “futzed” dialog), FX (standard sound effects vs Foley), backgrounds, and music (both score and “in-scene” music). We’ll explore how these elements operate and interact. We’ll also create our own soundscapes using some sample footage provided by the instructor.
Lab work will take place in Adobe Audition on iMac computers. Bring headphones or earbuds for lab time, plus a hard drive or 32GB USB flash drive to back up course files.
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Instructor
Mike Hallenbeck
Mike Hallenbeck is a sound designer, composer, and mix engineer. He welcomes the opportunity to share the excitement of audio that inspires and communicates. His sound house Cool Cat Audio provides services ranging from voiceover engineering to sound editing, Foley, audio restoration, custom music, and final mix for clients in the spheres of film, animation, corporate communications, and multimedia. Hallenbeck’s sound design has been featured in award winning film and animation shorts and features, screened in festivals around the world.
Class Registration Guidelines & Cancellation Policy
- Space is assigned on a first-come basis. Registrations must include payment in full. Registrations are accepted after registration deadlines if space is available.
- If minimum enrollment has not been reached by 7 days prior to the start date of a class, FilmNorth may cancel it, in which case registrants will immediately be notified and receive a full refund within 2 business days. A check will be issued for registrations that were paid in cash. In lieu of a refund, students have the option of applying their tuition to another class scheduled in the same calendar year.
- For those needing to cancel a registration at least 7 days prior to the first class session, 100% of the tuition will be refunded minus a $25 administrative fee. For registration cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the first class session, 50% of the tuition will be refunded minus a $25 administrative fee. As of 5:00 pm the day prior to the first class session, no refunds or credits/exchanges will be given (Friday at 5:00 pm for Sunday classes).
- Tuition is not prorated for missed class sessions.
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Questions
If you have any questions regarding this class, please send us an email or call (651) 644-1912 ext. 2.