About this Event
Program Overview:
In this master-class style workshop series, discover careers in audio for film, record and edit your own dialogue, foley, and musical scores, and expand your storytelling with sound skills!
Each workshop will be led by a professional in the field and be assisted by our Reel Stories instructor, Sarah Bryant-Cole. Pick and choose which workshops you want to attend, or attend all five. While you do not have to take every workshop, we recommend attending our first workshop: Introduction to Audio for Film to create a strong foundation for the following 4 workshop topics.
Dates: March 4th, March 11th, March 18th, March 25th and April 1st
Time: 1-4pm PST
Where: Oakstop on Broadway, 1721 Broadway #201, Oakland, CA 94612
Who: Young women and gender expansive youth ages 15-24 - No experience needed!
Cost: Free! Donations are appreciated but not required and will go directly to supporting our programs.
?Workshop Descriptions:
Introduction to Audio for Film - March 4th
About the Class: Learn about the different types of audio for film, and the range of filmmaking roles and careers in the film industry related to audio. Then record and edit your own soundscape for a cartoon!
About the Instructor: Kelley Coyne works as a manager/technician for BAVC Media in the Preservation Department and audio learning specialist for the Education Department. She has worked the last decade in audiovisual tech/education for many Bay Area organizations, including the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Women’s Audio Mission, SFMOMA, Tiny Telephone, Rickshaw Stop, and El Rio. Kelley has a passion for demystifying audio technology for artists and those curious and making it FUN, and especially loves teaching about signal flow and microphones.
The Art of the Interview and Recording Dialogue - March 11th
About the Class: How do you craft and conduct an effective interview for a documentary film? Discover how to craft effective interview questions, and practice recording quality audio on a lav and boom mics.
About the Instructor: Emma Markowitz is a San Francisco based recording engineer, musician and composer who is especially influenced by a musical background in popular and jazz vocal performance. They work at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a recording engineer.
Introduction to Foley - March 18th
About the Class: What is the art of Foley and how can it be used to enhance your film? Discover the world of creating and recording sound effects for film.
About the Instructors:
Ronni Brown is a professional foley artist working on independent and blockbuster films, television shows, and video games at Skywalker Sound in Marin. She has received three MPSE Golden Reel Awards and won a 2020 Emmy for her work on The Mandalorian. Ronni loves sharing her knowledge and experience with anyone interested in recording sounds, and when not working can be found rollerskating, dancing, or spending time with her two children.
Alyssa Nevarez began her education in Post Production Sound at San Francisco State University. She now has almost a decade of experience between music production, live sound engineering, and post production sound editing. She currently works as a supervising Foley editor for Skywalker Sound working on a range of feature films, documentaries, and streaming shows. She has four MPSE Golden Reel nominations and a 2021 Emmy nomination for her work on The Book of Boba Fett.
Storytelling with Score - March 25th
About the Class: Explore how to use score to enhance your storytelling in narrative and documentary films, and enhance your critical thinking skills when listening to scores in films you watch every day!
About the Instructor:
Sonia Mokhtari is a french-american Audio designer and award winning Composer passionate about Enhancing User Experience and Immersion on Game, Film, Social media and more by creating Signature Sound and Evocative Music. She studied Jazz and Classical music at Conservatory of Vienne and Lyon. She plays piano, guitar & bass, ukulele and drums. She received a M.F.A in Music & Sound for Visual Media, a B.A of Music Education from Université Lumière Lyon II and a certificate of Music and Audio for film, TV and Games from Berklee college of music.
To date, Sonia has proudly served as a Sound Designer & Composer of a multitude of projects and Companies like META, VGW, Calm, Audioplum and Film productions. She's also Professor of Music technology at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
As an avid lover of music, Sonia aims to spread her enthusiasm and appreciation to people across the globe through her artistic endeavors. Ultimately, she sees music and sound as a universal language that brings people together no matter where they’re from.
Audio Post-Production April 1st
About the Class: What is the importance of Audio Post-Production and what are the tools used in Audio Post-Production? Learn the basic editing techniques for dialogue and practice editing an interview.
About the Instructor:
Sonia Mokhtari is a french-american Audio designer and award winning Composer passionate about Enhancing User Experience and Immersion on Game, Film, Social media and more by creating Signature Sound and Evocative Music. She studied Jazz and Classical music at Conservatory of Vienne and Lyon. She plays piano, guitar & bass, ukulele and drums. She received a M.F.A in Music & Sound for Visual Media, a B.A of Music Education from Université Lumière Lyon II and a certificate of Music and Audio for film, TV and Games from Berklee college of music.
To date, Sonia has proudly served as a Sound Designer & Composer of a multitude of projects and Companies like META, VGW, Calm, Audioplum and Film productions. She's also Professor of Music technology at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
As an avid lover of music, Sonia aims to spread her enthusiasm and appreciation to people across the globe through her artistic endeavors. Ultimately, she sees music and sound as a universal language that brings people together no matter where they’re from.
Who is Reel Stories and why did we create this workshop series?
Reel Stories is an Oakland-based program that seeks to close the gender gap in media by training, mentoring, and supporting the next generation of empowered filmmakers. Reel Stories is part of BAVC Media, a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area and across the country, serving over 7,500 freelancers, filmmakers, job-seekers, activists, and artists every year.
Amidst the grave inequities in Hollywood’s gender representation, sound departments stand out as having one of the lowest percentages of women. Only 5% of sound designers and supervising sound editors are female. The Exploring Audio Workshop series was created to help introduce a new generation of female and gender-expansive media makers to the power of audio storytelling. The Reel Stories Exploring Audio Workshop is funded by Radio Drama Network.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Oakstop, 1721 Broadway, Oakland, United States
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