Sound design: The power to simulate world building with ACTF and ACMI (Stage 2, Stage 3)
Students are invited to learn with professional sound designers for a behind-the-scenes experience of the award winning Hardball series.
ACTIVITY OUTLINE:
Join us as we answer these questions and much more in video sequences together with specifically packaged, structured teacher learning resources to draw from.
- Why is sound so important in television and film?
- How does sound help bring audiences into a screen world?
- What is the workflow followed by screen professionals when creating, capturing and editing sound for a production?
Suitable for Years 4-6, this learning resource shares interviews with creatives and behind-the-scenes footage exploring sound design from the award-winning children’s television program, Hardball. It is structured so that students can work through the resource independently or as a class. By working through the short learning tasks and video interviews, students discover the importance of sound design first-hand from Hardball sound designers Serge Lacroix and Liam Whiting. After learning all about sound design, students can download our Foley Kit and create their own soundscape.
IS THIS A FREE EVENT? Yes
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Australian Children’s Television Foundation
SPECIAL GUESTS:
About our creatives
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Serge Lacroix – From Montréal, Canada and been working in sound since he was 19 years old
Liam Whiting – Sydney born composer and sound designer
This virtual workshop is co-developed and co-presented by the ACTF and ACMI and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the ACTF.
Event Details
Event Type
On Demand (available until: 31-Dec-2023 11:30PM)
Delivery Platform
Duration
Price
FREE
Curriculum
Primary
Main KLA, Strand, Sub Strand
Creative Arts » Music » Organising sound
Presenter Bio
Serge Lacroix
Originally from Montréal, Canada, I have been working in sound since I was 19 years old. Over the years, I have designed and created sound backgrounds and mixes for television shows, movies, documentaries, and commercials as well as mixing several studio music albums. I have been in Australia for 25 years and I founded and own a production company whose focus has been non-fictional TV programming – you might know it better as reality TV. Try watching a TV show or movie without the sound and you’ll see how important sound is to the whole experience.
Liam Whiting
Hello! I’m Liam Whiting, a Sydney born composer and sound designer. Sound and music have always been an important part of my life, having played music from a young age. While studying sound and music design at UTS, I collaborated with animators, discovering a love for composing and storytelling. I joined Post Op Group with Serge in 2018 and have since been involved in many television and feature productions. Hardball is a heart-warming and hilarious series. We would like to show you how we brought this show to life, through sound design.
Will This Event Be Recorded?
No
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Technology and Materials Requirements
Reliable internet
Smartboard or other viewing screen