Sound Recording Workshop

The 3-hour workshop will examine techniques for recording audio for films.  Use of microphones and audio recorders for both field sound recording and location-sound recording will be discussed and practiced.

Instructor Bio

Daniel Olmsted studied film production at SF State University, and was then hired onto the staff of the Saul Zaentz Company in Berkeley. Along with the work producing Zaentz’s well-known films, this company also provided post-production sound for clients including David Lynch, Wes Anderson, John Waters, Kathryn Bigelow and many others.

Dan served as a recordist and sound mixer until the company disbanded in 2005, and he still works on a wide variety of locally-produced films out of the Berkeley-based post-sound company IMRSV Sound. Dan has taught sound classes in CCA’s Film and Animation departments for the last ten years. He also plays guitar in local alt-country acts Loretta Lynch and Dandeline.