MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) in partnership with the Dolby Institute has today launched a new online learning channel on top of the regular MTF movie curator online classes.
The channel is dubbed Dolby Audio Webinars and features a series of topics such as Sound for video editors, Setting-Up a 5.1 Session & Mix environment, Dolby Atmos Content Creation and other sound engineering topics.
The first of 8 webinars will go live every Thursday, starting on the 16th of April 2020 from 13:00 – 14:00 CAT. The first session will focus on Script Analysis & Planning for 5.1 Productions most suitable for all content creators.
Other 4 webinars are geared with more technical topics and are tailormade for mix engineers, video editors and system integrators.
In filmmaking, Sound is often overlooked yet it’s an important component of filmmaking. It’s through this that the Dolby Institute develops educational programming to help creatives advance in the art of storytelling,
As a leading video entertainment provider on the continent, MultiChoice’s new partnership with Dolby to encompass the MTF learning curves with a blend of full audio webinars will benefit storytellers across the continent and contribute to the growth afro-cinema releases.
Details on the upcoming Dolby Audio webinars:
| WEBINAR | AUDIENCE | DATE & TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Script Analysis and Planning for 5.1 Production | All Creatives | 16 April 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
| Location Recording | All Creatives | 23 April 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
| Sound for Video Editors | Video Editor & Mix Engineers | 30 April 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
| Setting up a 5.1 Session & Mix Environment | Mix Engineer | 7 May 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
| Mixing for Creatives (Foley, fx, music) | All Creatives | 14 May 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
| Mix and Deliverables | Mix engineer | 21 May 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
| Dolby Atmos Overview (All creatives) | All Creatives | 28 May 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
| Dolby Atmos Content Creation (Content Creation Team) | Mix engineer, System integrators | 4 June 2020 at 13:00 CAT |
The Webinar series are part of Multi choice’s plan to make spice up e-learning through its MTF platform and Entertainment through its PayTV offers during this lockdown period. This means, access to quality e-learning and entertainment in the same timeframe.
NOTE: The recorded webinar series will be made available on the portal the day after, so you have to log-on to www.multichoicetalentfactory.com to keep learning.