Starts April 3, 2012

David Sonnenschein, author “Sound Design”

Ric Viers, author “The Sound Effects Bible”

Component 1:

6 Modules of Online Training (2 hours each recording, anytime viewing):

Module 1 – PREP – Finding Work / Getting Gigs, Analyzing the script, Equipment needed, Director/Producer rap
Module 2 – PRODUCTION – The ABCs of Production Dialogue, Equipment Tips and How to Solve Location Challenges
Module 3 – SOUND DESIGN – How to choose the right sound and why, Applications, Story, Emotion
Module 4 – POST – Dialogue, ADR, Character Development
Module 5 – POST – Sound Effects Recording, Sound Effects Libraries, Foley, Plug-Ins
Module 6 – POST – Music, Mix, Interfacing with the Director/Composer/Editor

Component 2:

Personalized coaching and Q&A (4 one hour sessions):

• You’ll have the opportunity to get personalized feedback on your own work, screening selected participants’ submissions.
• Live Q&A with David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers
• The best learning experience available with practical application of the training materials.

Registration Fee:  $299

Early Bird discount until April 2:  $249

Save $50 by filling out a survey HERE.

If you have already taken a previous Secrets for Great Film Sound webinar series and would like to get more coaching, you can register for 50% discount by emailing to sounddesignforpros@gmail.com and request a discount code .

Sign up HERE Apr. 3 – 24, Tuesdays 10-11am PST

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Sign up HERE Apr. 3 – 24, Tuesdays 6-7pm PST

Here’s what happens when you register for Secrets for Great Film Sound:

You can choose between two session times for the live Q&A and participant screenings, Tuesdays 10-11am PST or 6-7pm PST.  After clicking on the link above, filling in the registration form on Instant Presenter, and making the payment on PayPal, you’ll receive a link to the live webinar meeting room. Please go there about 10 minutes before the first meeting time to check your settings for audio and video, and give a hello in the text chat to the leaders to let us know you’re online.

For both live session registrations, you’ll receive an email with links to the six recorded modules of training materials, which you can watch at any time. We suggest you take notes of any questions you have and bring those to the live Q&A sessions, especially if you have specific application to your own projects.

The  interactive Q&A sessions with David and Ric will be live and spontaneous, but if you send in questions ahead of time to  sounddesignforpros@gmail.com, we’ll answer those first with any prep that might be useful.

If you have a piece of your work that you’d like reviewed (up to 3 min.) during the live sessions, please send your link to Youtube or Vimeo, to sounddesignforpros@gmail.com, at least 24 hours before the meeting is scheduled.  The first three submissions for each session are guaranteed to be screened, and if there is time after that we will screen more. Take advantage of this interactive coaching, as it is super valuable for all.

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This is what people say about the David and Ric’s classes:

“David’s workshops rock! His mastery of the material is clear from the first lesson. What really sets David’s workshops apart, though, is his gift for teaching, and personal interest in student’s work. He invited me to share a commercial film I was making with the class, and as a result I gained insights that helped me win quick approval of the project from my client.”

– Dan McComb, filmmaker, Seattle, WA

“Ric isn’t your typical technical speaker. He’s energetic, funny, and thoughtful. He thinks outside the box and draws on his unique experiences to articulately teach really serious subjects, while never ceasing to entertain.”

— Colin Hart, assistant teacher Full Sail University

Sign up HERE Apr. 3 – 24, Tuesdays 10-11am PST

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Sign up HERE Apr. 3 – 24, Tuesdays 6-7pm PST

Author, “Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema”

To all sound designers, editors, directors, music composers:

• Do you need to pinpoint the right sound to get that desired audience reaction?
• Would you like access to full-blast creativity and know-how for your sound design?
• Is it important to get on the same page with your director or client, and give them what they need from your sound?

SOUND DESIGN FOR PROS webinar series offers solutions to all that and more with a month of personal consultation on your sound design projects, plus 12 hours of recorded lectures to view any time.

Dates:   Four consecutive Tuesdays, Feb. 14 – Mar. 6

Session 1:   10-11am PST   Sign up here.

- OR -    (Choose only one Session time.)

Session 2:   6-7pm PST    Sign up here.

Regular fee $300, big discount until Feb. 14:  $129 total (further discount with intro Webinar code)

“David’s workshops rock! His mastery of the material is clear from the first lesson. What really sets David’s workshops apart, though, is his gift for teaching, and personal interest in student’s work. He invited me to share a commercial film I was making with the class, and as a result I gained insights that helped me win quick approval of the project from my client. In that way, the class paid for itself right away.”

Dan McComb, filmmaker, Seattle, WA

Take a look at the 4 min. video with lots of sound design tools for you:

*** TWELVE HOURS of Lectures and Demonstrations of Sound Design principles. 

You will have access to the recordings of this entire coursework theory and application with case studies to view as many times as you would like for the next 3 months.  The six modules cover:

1. THE INTELLIGENT EAR – Listening Modes, Sound Qualities and Bipolarities

By deconstructing the listening experience into discrete elements, the grammar of sound design language gives you access for clear and powerful communication.

2. PLUG-IN POWER – Size, Distance, Speed and Non-Physical Reality

Understanding principles of real world acoustics and palette of subjective auditory experiences offers you enlightened use of digital processing tools.

3. RULES OF the BRAIN ROAD – Psychoacoustic Principles and Applications

 When the curtain is lifted on how humans process auditory information, you master the art of sonic illusion (creating and hiding) as essential tools in sound editing.

4.  SONIC TIME-SPACE CONTINUUM – Soundscapes and Sound Spheres

Creating an effective cinematic space depends on familiarity with your physical and social environment, and the knowledge of how to psychologically orient yourself through audio.

5. AUDIO BUILDING BLOCKS – Constructing Sound Events and Sound Objects

Mastering techniques of sequencing, layering and mixing will infuse sonic fragments (sound effects, words) with meaningful messages (sound phrases, sentences).

6. PEOPLE, PLOT AND PASSION – Narrative Structure and Sound Mapping

Bottom line, how can sound help tell your story?  By understanding dramatic elements of character and emotion, the map can guide you to creative and impactful decision-making.

*** FOUR WEEKS OF PERSONAL COACHING – You will be invited to screen your sound design projects, finished or works-in-progress, for detailed, interactive feedback. This is undoubtedly the most powerful form of learning, where you can apply all the theory into your own work and creativity.

The Advanced Webinar series of 12 hours of recordings and one month of personal feedback is normally valued at $300.  There is a big discount for this offer, with the total payment of $129, plus any additional discount code you may have received if you were enrolled in a private or school intro Webinar.

Dates:   Four consecutive Tuesdays, Feb. 14 – Mar. 6

Session 1:   10-11am PST   Sign up here.

- OR -    (Choose only one Session time.)

Session 2:   6-7pm PST    Sign up here.