Mastering Sound Design - How to Build Better Soundscapes for Your Video

Creating an incredible video montage is just half of the work. Now that you’ve finished the visuals, it is time to create a soundscape to go hand in hand with it, build tension, create drama, suspense and tell a story that no other medium can.

In this class, I will teach you how to not only improve and support your visual edit but also how to tell a story through sound.

Who is this class for?

• Video editors
• Sound designers
• Directors
• Multimedia artists
• Musicians
• Game designers
• Creatives who would like to experiment with sound

What can you do with these skills?

• Improve your travel and commercial videos
• Create sound for short films
• Envision how sound can better your film before you even produce it
• Create unconventional soundscapes that will blow people’s minds
• Implement sounds and atmospheres into the creation of your music
• Create worlds with sounds before you even start programing
• Make standalone works of art through your sound bites

What will you learn?

• Creating an atmosphere around your visuals
• Layering sounds
• Creating a perspective within your soundscapes
• Manipulating sounds to get the effect you are in need for
• Telling a story using sound effects and atmospheres
• How to sound mix for optimal results

Techniques that you learn during this class will help you better understand the tools and concepts of sound building and assist you in creating a great soundscape for your next project.

Resources for the class

Digital Audio Workstation

https://www.reaper.fm/

Sound Effect Libraries

https://freesound.org/

http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/

https://www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects/free-animal-sound-effects

https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/280-free-sound-effects/

Free Music Resources

http://dig.ccmixter.org/

https://www.freemusicarchive.org/

Sound Design Blogs

http://designingsound.org/

http://filmsound.org/

• Introduction
• Class Project
• Layering Sounds
• Creating the Perfect Ambient Sounds
• Adding Sound Effects
• Creating Perspective and Depth
• Mixing the Tracks
• Rendering the Soundscape
• Final Thoughts