Reel Stories 2026 Introduction to Audio for Video Production Workshop

Get hands-on with the fundamentals of sound production for film!

Join us in person for the Introduction to Audio for Video Production Workshop, led by Lien Do, where you'll learn how to rig a boom, record a slated interview with both boom and lavalier mics, capture room tone, and bring your own recordings into a Non-Linear Editor (NLE).

Whether you're a total beginner or want to sharpen your filmmaking skillset, this workshop is a hands-on introduction to production sound and no previous experience needed!

This workshop is open to women, gender-expansive and queer people ages 13 and older. 

About the Instructor:

Lien Do is a Sacramento-born multi-disciplinary media artist living in the Bay Area. With a double bachelor’s degree from the UC Davis in Music and Design, their expertise extends to a wide range of fields, including record engineering, post-film production, music composition/production, mixing and mastering. Currently, Lien has been serving as the co-owner and co-head engineer of Different Fur Studios in San Francisco. They are also the co-founder of LIEMA, a post-audio film production company and Elfboi.io, an audio plug-in company.

They are a professor of post-production film audio for the MFA Grad program SOCDOC at UC Santa Cruz and at the Electronic Music Department at College of San Mateo. They have also delivered guest lectures at various institutions, including UCLA and other community groups. Also, they were featured as an artist in residence at SFMoma’s Open Space, where they presented a physics sound installation that explored the potential of harnessing Sympathetic Resonance. Lastly, they are a music producer who operates under the name Leviathe working with various artists. 

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