Sounding good is indispensible to cinema. A sound engineer’s expertise is required in almost anything and everything that deals with voice and music. And often the job is to ensure a perfect soundtrack free of distortion.

A good sound designer is one who is able to blend the right technology and bring about a fresh appeal to a film. RAFT teaches you to achieve this.

Course Overview

The focus in the Academy is to make students appreciate that sound shapes the final narrative as much as visuals do. Students are introduced to the principle and process of sound from analog recording to modern digital technology -- including international standards such as MIDI, SMPTE standards -- and dubbing, music and song recording in stereo and 5.1 Dolby SR, Dolby digital, DTS.

Practical sessions will concentrate on recording equipment, microphones, sound mixers, and various components of sound ranging from the use of music to dialogues, and from sound effects to special synthesized sounds. Techniques of sound recording in cinema, such as live recording of sounds on location and dubbing processes will be taught.

By the end of the course, students will be able to layer several tracks of dialogues, music and effects in a homogeneous manner to elevate the narrative. These will culminate in one actual recording exercise where students produce a virtual sound space.