Sound Design for Audiovisual Projects
Environments
A course by Mariano Alvarez , Sound Designer
Joined February 2022
About the video: Environments
Overview
“The environments are the background of any sound design, as if they were the first layer of a painting or a blurred background that gives a sense of depth. In this class, you will learn how to work them into a scene. ”
In this video lesson Mariano Alvarez addresses the topic: Environments, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sound Design for Audiovisual Projects. Learn to create sound effects for films with an impactful narrative, from studying the script to mixing the final tracks.
Partial transcription of the video
“environments In this class, I'm going to talk about building sound environments. Sound environments are recordings made in places of our daily lives. They can be external places or internal places. Environments are the backdrop for any sound design. Making an analogy to a painting, they would be the background, that is, that first layer that is blurred in the background. Environments are not a simple recording made of a place that you use it as it is. The environments are assembled. We take several sound fragments to compose that sound image. This is important to have control over the durat...”
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Course summary for: Sound Design for Audiovisual Projects
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Audio, Sound Design

Mariano Alvarez
A course by Mariano Alvarez
Mariano Alvarez is a sound designer, researcher, and partner at Punch Audio studio. He holds a degree in art and design from the University of São Paulo, a master's in arts and communication, and is a professor of sound and audiovisual art as well as a researcher.
Throughout his career he's received awards such as a Cannes Lions, LIA, D&AD, and Ciclope, and has worked for big-name clients including HBO, Netflix, Disney, Chevrolet, P&G, Nike, Unilever, Ambev, Burger King, and many more.
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