Anna Bertmark: Introduction to Sound Design for Film

The seventh of YSWN’s online seminar series Level Up in Audio featuring artists and audio professionals sharing their practice and insight.

On 23 June 2021 award-winning sound designer Anna Bertmark (Attic Sound) gave the lowdown on her profession, from how her career began and how she works today to how you too can get started. Focusing on film, she explains who’s who in a sound department and how they work with directors, and demystifies the process of layering cinematic audio, using examples from her own work on acclaimed films including God’s Own Country and Adult Life Skills.

The seminar was the seventh of 12 online events featuring musical artists and audio professionals running throughout 2021 as part of Level Up In Audio. This YSWN project aims to inspire, grow and sustain the skills and creative opportunities of women and people of minority genders who have an interest in music and technology and whose work and professional development have been curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic.

YSWN’s Level Up in Audio project was supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.