ED215M Sound Design for Assistant Editors: Media Composer Overview
Elevate your stories with cinematic sound in the ED215M. This course prepares you to collaborate effectively with sound designers, mixers, and composers – or to handle much of the heavy lifting yourself. From organizing your audio, adding texture, and sculpting dialogue, to employing effects and creating a rich, atmospheric mix, you’ll learn how to make your cuts feel complete, polished, and alive.
Whether you’re a new assistant editor or an editor looking to grow your audio skills, this class covers the fundamentals you need to contribute to a professional, high-caliber soundtrack.
Class Details
Objectives
- Develop a clear understanding of the human voice’s range and how we perceive audio across the frequency spectrum
- Learn industry terminology and distinctions between track effects and Audio Suite effects
- Acquire technical skills to manage and organize your audio for maximum creativity and control
- Apply compression, de-essing, EQ, reverb, and other effects to sculpt dialogue, score, and sound effects
- Implement proper mixing techniques, set up faders, and avoid clipping and distortion
- Utilize rubber-banding, crossfades, and other methods to produce smooth, purposeful transitions
- Combine dialogue, SFX, and score to aid story delivery and guide your collaborators
- Search for, layer, and customize sounds to add texture and depth to your mix
- Align your audio to picture, emphasizing dramatic moments and strengthening character and story
- Provide clear temp mixes to aid communication with supervisors, composers, and final mixers
Audience
This class is designed for: Assistant Editors – Editors – Multimedia Producers
Prerequisites
Completion of MC101 Avid Media Composer Fundamentals I, completion of ED201M Assistant Editor Essentials: Media Composer, or equivalent experience. A working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh operating systems. Experience in video production or post-production is recommended.
