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Course Description

Sound plays a vital part in animated or live-action storytelling; it creates a mood and supports a scene. In this course, you will explore how to incorporate sound design, dialogue and music cues into the initial planning phases of your project. Learn how to visualize audio elements, time sequences to audio cues, and communicate sound-based ideas through annotated storyboards, animatics and scripts. You will also gain an appreciation for how sound plays a role in different genres to enhance a sense of tension, action or comedy for effect. Other topics include mapping audio to visual beats; integrating dialogue, ambient sound and music; and notation for collaborating with sound designers and editors. Discover how placing the right sound at the right moment can bring your idea to life.

Prerequisites

Students must be an adult age 18 or older to participate.

Instructors

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Type
Online, Asynchronous
Dates
Oct 27, 2025 to Dec 07, 2025
Contact Hours
18.0
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $475.00 Click here to get more information
Service charge(s)
  • 3% Service Fee  
Drop Request Deadline
Nov 17, 2025
Transfer Request Deadline
Jul 29, 2025 to Oct 23, 2025
Withdrawal Request Deadline
Oct 27, 2025 to Dec 07, 2025
Instructors
Necessary Supplies

Students are responsible for purchasing their own art supplies, equipment, software subscriptions, and/or books. For most classes, the cost is under $125 (estimate). A supply list will be available on the course site in Canvas at least 30 days prior to the first day of class. 

Once you have received your enrollment confirmation and logged in to Canvas, navigate to Upcoming Courses on the left-hand side of your dashboard. Supplies will be listed on your course homepage under the supplies heading. Some or all of your course supplies are available at the RISD Store.

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