Sound design for the theatre

COURSE OVERVIEW

This two year course covers all aspects of sound for live theatre performance and related areas. Run in association with the sound department of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the course includes organisational and managerial skills, budget control and production understanding alongside a comprehensive hands-on exploration of current sound equipment for the recording, manipulation and playback of sound for theatrical performance. Based in RADA’s state of the art sound studios in London the course includes a series of placements with the RSC culminating in a 6 -12 week attachment in their theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The training will prove students with the skills required to underpin a successful career in theatre sound at the highest level.

THE TRAINING INCLUDES:

• The theatre production process
• General theatre techniques
• Sound theory
• Acoustics
• Electronics / equipment maintenance
• Production sound techniques
• Studio recording
• Field recording
• Pro Tools editing
• Use of plugins
• Radio drama recording
• Theatre sound design
• Production sound for film
• Post sound for film

This course leads to the award of a postgraduate diploma in Sound Design for the Theatre.

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