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In this week’s edition, let’s find out what it’s like to be a ‘sound designer’ or ‘sound engineer’.
Sound is an extremely important and yet often overlooked aspect of content and how it affects the audience. Whether it’s a concert that stunned you, a film with an unforgettable background score, or a theatrical production that made you laugh – it’s the ‘sound’ that made an impact. When creativity meets innovative technology, the art of sound takes on many different shapes and forms. Skillful use of sound design is critical to placing the audience at the center of the story and enabling them to experience the world like the characters.
With the development of technology over the past four decades, increased accessibility and companies like Dolby innovating with new technologies that are easy to use, a career in sound design has emerged as a popular choice among the youth today.
Importance of sound design and engineering
One great piece of content is a combination of sight and sound for a unified experience where one reinforces and elevates the other. A strong cinematic sound adds to the film’s realism, sets the mood of the scene and triggers an emotional response from the audience. The creative use of sound is essential in a variety of disciplines such as film production, television production, theatre, live performance, video game development, sound recording and reproduction, post-production, radio and musical instrument development.
Whether performing pre-recorded and created audio, editing, or creating sounds from scratch, a sound designer plays an essential role in bringing all the elements together.
Requirements for a Career in Sound Engineering
Sound engineering is a complex field of work and hence, requires formal training to understand the nuances of the business.
A course in sound engineering would be suitable and highly beneficial for students who are interested in the art of sound and want to learn various technicalities related to the subject. Being a sound designer means balancing creativity and technicality, so it’s important to have a specific set of knowledge and skills.
For the course in sound engineering, it is advisable to graduate with physics and maths. Students will be dealing with sound which is physical energy and will be involved in many calculations and various other technicalities like converting sound waves into electrical energy.
It is also important to have an ear for details in order to see and create sounds appropriate to the character of the medium and material. Having interest and knowledge in music would thus be beneficial.
As the field becomes more popular, there has been an influx of training institutes for sound engineering. India As well as abroad. One of the most renowned institutes in India – Film and Television Institute of India, Pune offers courses under Film Wing and Television Wing. Similarly, L.V. Several notable institutions like Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai; Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute of India, Kolkata; Department of Music, University of Mumbai; National Institute of Film and Fine Arts (NIFA), Kolkata; MIT School of Film and Television, Pune; Ramoji Academy of Film and Television in Hyderabad; sae technology Colleges (different campuses in India); Annapurna College of Film and Media in Hyderabad; Sri Aurobindo Center for the Arts and Communication; School of Arts New Delhi also offers Diploma courses in Recording Arts (Audio Engineering).
Sound Engineering and Sound Design: Career Opportunities
The career creates endless opportunities to work in live events and recording studios for television, music, advertising, gaming, theatre, and more. The exceptional carrier field allows experimentation with different nodes of sound. It is a vast field with many options to become a studio sound engineer, studio designer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, audio post-production, dialogue, music editor, recordist, digital media entrepreneur, sound recordist etc. There is also the option of working from home with a production company, in a studio or as a freelancer.
Sound design and engineering is a vibrant field and for those with a passion for sound and music, it is a great way to pursue their passion.
— This article is written by Victor Dantes, Head of Technical Services at Yash Raj Films
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