This workshop provides comprehensive training in the techniques and strategies used by professionals in the field, covering everything from recording location sound to mixing and delivering final audio for film, television, and digital media. You will gain hands-on experience through real-world projects. By the end of the workshop, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to work in this dynamic industry, including understanding the roles of participants in film production, synchronizing audio to video, recording and editing sound effects, and creating a final mix for distribution.
- Overview
- Post Elements
- History and Evolution
- Basic Pro Tools Set Up
- Process, Methods, Tools, People of Production and Post Production
- Post Production Media
- Digital Audio File Formats
- Film and Video Formats and Applications
- Synchronization
- SMPTE Reader in Pro Tools and QuickTime
- The Process, Methods, and Tools of Location Sound
- Introduction to Location Sound Crew and pre shooting preparation
- Microphone techniques and on location troubleshooting
- Transfers
- Introduction to Sound FX and SFX libraries
- Transferring SFX to Computer and Managing Data with Workspace
- Spotting SFX
- Importing and Creating a Palette of SFX for a Project
- Backgrounds and Room Tones
- Spotting/Identifying Backgrounds for a QuickTime Movie
- Spotting, Editing, and Assembling SFX and Backgrounds for a QuickTime Movie
- Introduction to Production Dialogue and ADR
- Setting Up a Pro Tools Session for ADR
- Production Dialogue and Checker Boarding within Pro Tools
- Presentation of ADR with regards to Production Dialogue
- Identifying/Spotting Problems in a QuickTime Movie and Listing Them on the ADR Cue Sheet
- Preparing Physical Studio Space for Voice Recording
- Recording Voice Over for Announcer in a QuickTime Movie
- Introduction to Foley
- Preparing a Pro Tools Session for Multiple Passes of Foley FX
- Spotting Foley and Creating Cue Sheets
- Spotting and Preparing to Record Foley for a Simple Scene
- Preparing a Physical Studio Space for Foley Recording
- Directing and Recording a Foley Session
- Recording Spotted Foley for a QuickTime Movie
- Introduction to Music for film
- Assessing the Music Elements of a QuickTime Movie
- Score mixing and working with music stems
- Placing Temp and Source Music in movie
- Techniques for Editing Temp Music
- Choosing from the Music Provided and Placing/Editing Temp and Source Music for a QuickTime Movie
- Verifying the quick time movie and the original mix stems
- Preparing the mix session and importing the recorded tracks
- Identifying the original mix dynamics and effects
- Premixing the dialogue stem
- Final dubbing and delivery
- Assessing the Post Production Elements for a Movie Clip Prepared by Editorial (Foley, SFX, Backgrounds, Dialogue, ADR, Walla, Music Score, and Source)
- Trimming, Editing, and Leveling to Clean Up the Post Production Elements for a movie
- Track Organization Techniques
- Pre Dub (Editing, Cleaning, Organizing, and Creating a More Manageable Track Count) for the Elements of a Quicktime Movie
- Introduction to the Final Dub and Presentation of Dub Stages Big and Small
- Templates for Different Scenarios
- Creating a Stereo Template for a Final Film Mix
- Plugins for Mixing Dialogue, Music, and Effects
- Augmenting the Template for Dialogue, SFX, and Music Units
- Introduction to Advanced Templates
- Creating an Advanced Template for a Final Dub
- Creating a Final Mix for the Elements for a QuickTime Movie
- Advanced Pro Tools Template Creation for Final Dubs
- Creating a Final Mix for a QuickTime Movie
- Introduction to the M&E
- Identifying and Documenting Any Discernible Dialogue from the Music and Effects Stems
- Different M&E Scenarios, Situations, and Techniques
- Effectively Removing Any Discernible Dialogue from the Music and Effects Stems
- Mix Techniques Used to Breathe Life Back into the M&E
- Identifying and Documenting Holes in the Mix Created by the Lack of Production Dialogue
- Replacing/Recreating All Discernible Original Language in Music and Effects Stems/Gap Filling Techniques
- Deliverables, Formats, and Deadlines
- Preparing Deliverables in Pro Tools
- Testing
- Verifying Functionality Deliverables
- Final Implementation and Delivery
- Preparing Sound Assets
Alaa El Kashef is a renowned Egyptian sound engineer, music producer and composer. His dedication to music has earned him international acclaim, including a Grammy Award win in 2004 with Fathy Salama and Youssou N'Dour. El Kashef's artistry has transcended borders, collaborating with some of the most celebrated artists of our time, both in Egypt and internationally. He has worked alongside international musicians and stars like Shakira, Ricky Martin, Steve Hillage, Sheb Khaled, Rachid Taha, Youssou N'Dour, Hossam Ramzy, Fathy Salama, Sami Yusuf, Tarkan, Çelik and others, bringing his unique touch to their music. He has also collaborated with Arabic music icons like Baligh Hamdi, Warda, Mohammed Mounir, George Wassouf, Cairokee, Massar Egbari, Abdul Majeed Abdullah, Nagwa Karam, Aida El Ayoubi, Rabeh Sager, Abbady El Gohar, West El Balad, Ghalia Benali, Hisham Abbas, Mohamad Foad and many others. Alaa El Kashef is a true master of sound, understanding the magic of music to evoke emotions, tell stories, and transport audiences to different worlds. He is a visionary who pushes boundaries, constantly seeking new ways to enhance the music experience.