A Guide to Capturing Great Audio for Your Film and Video Projects
One of the most easily overlooked aspects of filmmaking and videography is how to capture good audio. Join professional Production Sound Mixer John Skoglund, CAS, as he introduces students to professional techniques and equipment that will aid in creating usable sound. John has over 15 years experience recording and mixing in film and television, from Atlanta to Wilmington. As a Union member, he has worked on features such as The Hunger Games, MAX, Do Revenge, Descendents 4, and Ironman 3, and numerous TV series for Fox, FX, ABC, CBS, Showtime, BET, CW, Apple TV, Lifetime, plus more.
Cost for the workshop is only $45 ($36 for Alumni) and will be held from 1 pm-5 pm, on Saturday November 18th, 2023.
Topics Covered:
One of the most easily overlooked aspects of filmmaking and videography is how to capture good audio. Join professional Production Sound Mixer John Skoglund, CAS, as he introduces students to professional techniques and equipment that will aid in creating usable sound. John has over 15 years experience recording and mixing in film and television, from Atlanta to Wilmington. As a Union member, he has worked on features such as The Hunger Games, MAX, Do Revenge, Descendents 4, and Ironman 3, and numerous TV series for Fox, FX, ABC, CBS, Showtime, BET, CW, Apple TV, Lifetime, plus more.
Cost for the workshop is only $45 ($36 for Alumni) and will be held from 1 pm-5 pm, on Saturday November 18th, 2023.
Topics Covered:
- Current trends in shooting styles
- Configuring a sound package – what do we need?
- Pre-Production: Location Scouting and Script breakdown
- Building the Sound Crew
- The physics of sound
- Practical acoustic treatment
- Sound and picture synchronization
- Audio setup on cameras
- Introduction to timecode
- Timecode slates and sync boxes
- Single and double system sound
- Recording non sync sound
- Multi track recording : Standards, audio flow, set up and procedure
- Choice and selection microphones
- Digital recorders
- Signal flow and gain structure
- Types and uses of Microphones
- Understanding audio meters
- Budgeting for sound
- Preparing tracks for post
- Creating a CSV/PDF sound report
- On set procedures : Etiquette and Establishing a workflow with the crew
- What to do when things go wrong?
