Production Sound Workshop with Six-Time Emmy Award Recipient Richard H. Topham C.A.S.

Learn about HDSLR sound and real-world production techniques from a six-time Emmy Award recipient and 30-year veteran in the motion picture industry.

Production Sound Mixing is the complex craft of recording crisp and clean dialogue and sound effects on the set during film or video production.

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With experience in just about all aspects of sound and recording in productions and post-productions, Richard H. Topham C.A.S. has worked with many major films, televisions series, sitcoms, commercials and industrial videos. His clients include Paramount, Universal, Warner Brothers and all major networks, awarding him six Emmy Awards for sound recording. Rich is a member of Cinema Audio Society (CAS), Society of Motion Pictures Technicians and Engineers (SMPTE), Audio Engineering Society (AES) and National Technical Investigators’ Association (NATIA).

DOOR PRIZE RAFFLE: One door prize raffle winner will receive a free SGM-1X Shotgun Microphone from Azden. (Retail price: $230.00)

This continuing education workshop is for filmmakers and video makers of all levels who are interested in learning real-world applications and techniques related to production sound recording for film and video. The program is designed for Directors, Producers, and Sound Department Crew and Instructors who want to improve their skills, keep updated on tools of trade and take their productions to the next level.

What You Will Learn:

• Psychology of Production Sound Recording.
• What the Sound Mixer really hears.
• What the Camera Operator, Director and the rest of the world hears.
• Cocktail Party Effects.
• Digital Recorders.
• Sound for DSLR.
• Microphone Basics.
• Selection and Application of Microphones.
• Boom Operator Techniques.
• Practical Usage of Lavaliers and Wireless Mics. Including How-To Rig Lavaliers.
• Advanced Use of Plant Mics.
• Portable Mixers, including both ENG Mixers and Mixing Boards.
• Set Etiquette.

The program is presented by StudentFilmmakers.com, a division of Welch Integrated, Inc. Sponsor opportunities are still available.
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Richard H. Topham Jr. got his start in 1977 when he opened Location Sound in Hollywood, California, with his father, Dick Topham Sr. In time, Rich Topham Jr. opened his own stores in Florida (’89), New York (’92), Las Vegas (’93) and Sydney, Australia (’91) as well as manufacturing company, PSC in 1986.

Rich has worked with many major films, televisions series, sitcoms, commercials and industrial videos. His clients include Paramount, Universal, Warner Brothers and all major networks

In addition, Rich has set up musical sound systems for Record Companies, Music Videos, Band Rehearsals and Tours for Madonna, Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen.

The N.Y.P.D., L.A.P.D., U.S. Postal Inspectors, the FBI, DEA, CIA, ATF and IRS have also all used his services in setting up their surveillance systems. Rich is also a member for National Associate of Technical Investigators with top security clearance, and NRA Range Safety officer and teaches trap and skeet shooting.

In 1995, Rich moved back to New York with his family so that he can raise his kids on the east coast. You can currently find Rich in his New York store, Professional Sound Services (www.pro-sound.com), almost any day of the week.