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About Sound Design And Production in George Brown College

Whether recording audio in-studio or in the field, Sound Design & Production students learn to master technical skills and refine their artistic style.

Without a sound designer to create the perfect soundscape, the film, television and game industries are incomplete. Applying the technical and conceptual aspects of sound, students become audio storytellers working alongside visual production artists to recreate the real world in a digital context.

Students learn how to create sound from scratch through capturing of real-environment sounds as well as Foley creation. At George Brown's studio production facilities, students learn mixing, video game audio, dialogue editing and ADR, sound design and recording to recreate audio landscapes.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Create sound files for live action dramatic short films, animated short films, video games, and interactive media
• Produce a score recording session and arrange a provided composition to fit a given visual sequence.
• Collaborate with key principals and production personnel in the creation of complementary sound design for a storytelling environment.
• Design sound for the appropriate medium and genres considering the cultural and social significance of those designs.
• Plan audio design and production projects that reflect scope and vision for pre-production, production and post-production.
• Apply entrepreneurial strategies relevant within the field of sound design to develop a viable business plan for freelance sound design professionals.
• Assess existing and emerging market trends in sound design products and services for production project purposes.
• Adhere to legal principles, government legislation and regulations, copyright and contract requirements, and professional and industry codes of conduct.

CAREER OPTIONS

The skills acquired during this 12-month program will prepare graduates to navigate the workings of the sound industry. Graduates will be prepared to work with production companies and sound studios as collaborators within the music, film and television industries.

Potential job titles include:

• Audio Technician
• Multimedia Sound Technician
• Postproduction Technician
• Sound Designer
• Supervising Sound Editor
• Production Mixer
• Dialogue Editor
• Foley Mixer
• Sound Effects Editor
• Recording Mixer
• Boom Operator

Academic qualification equivalents 

• Have graduated from senior secondary school or equivalent (those applying for a postgraduate program must have graduated from a university or college).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS             :            6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band
• TOEFL           :            88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band
• PTE                :            60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band

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