Creating a Short Film: 12 Audio

This course is part 12 of the 13-part Creating a Short Film series, and focuses on all aspects of creating the audio for the film.

Introduction

• About this training series
• The Assurance
• Introduction to this course

1. The Big Picture

• The importance of audio in film
• Understanding sample rate and bit depth

3. Recording Audio on Set

• Do you really need to hire an audio person?
• Using the correct mic for the job
• Recording with a boom pole
• The politics of respecting the sound mixer
• Capturing room tone

4. Audio in Post

• Working with audio in post
• What is sound design?
• Building my temp sound design
• Examining the final sound design
• What is foley?
• Utilizing scratch musical themes

5. Improving Production Audio

• Applying compression
• Using reverb and delay to create effects
• Increasing clarity with EQ
• Making sounds feel distant
• Cleaning audio using Adobe Audition
• Cleaning audio using iZotope RX

6. The Art of Film Scoring

• Using music to tell stories
• Why use musical themes?
• Getting inspiration for the score

7. Composing the Musical Score

• How do you compose a film score?
• Composing flexible themes
• Creating specific feelings with church modes
• Scoring to picture in a DAW
• Orchestrating a score
• Examining The Assurance score

8. Recording the Score

• Finding an orchestra on a budget
• Conducting an orchestra
• About your technical troubles
• Is having an orchestral score worth the effort?

9. Polishing the Score in Post

• Retiming the audio in Audition
• Enhancing the score further

10. Exporting the Mix to Your Team

• A look at your audio post workflow
• Using AAF and OMF files

Conclusion

• Getting my score critiqued by a Hollywood composer
• Previewing the marketing course
• Final thoughts