UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (tft.ucla.edu/programs/film-production/courses) and USC School of Cinematic Arts (cinema.usc.edu/production/graduaterequirements.cfm) offer comprehensive film and television degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Sound design for the the film, television and music industries includes pre-production, production and post-production design techniques. You can train as a sound mixer, boom operator or post-production sound master. California Institute of Arts (music.calarts.edu) offers a doctorate in musical arts, a certificate of fine arts and an advanced certificate of fine arts for music.
Many schools with film and television production courses address sound and image collectively as part of the production curriculum. Santa Monica City College (smc.edu) and West Los Angeles City College (wlac.edu) offer film classes. Film sound includes traditional analog sound recording and mixing on recording tape and digital sound capturing on digital media. Traditionally, film images and sound were recorded separately and mixed together for the final print. Television and multimedia post-production editors continue to work with image and sound tracks individually. A sound designer therefore benefits from a comprehensive education in digital sound and picture editing.
Lighting design for print, media, television and film offers many career opportunities. A production team includes a lighting department led by the cinematographer, photographer or director of cinematography. The cinematographer sets the visual theme of an image through sculpted light. The camera operator sets up the camera to capture the shot, while the gaffer moves the lights and the grip runs the cables and power to the lights. Trade and technical schools train gaffers, grips and set electricians to wrap cables, power lights, bounce light and move equipment safely. The New York Film Academy (nyfa.edu/film-school/cinematography/1year.php) offers a year-long program in cinematography to expose students to various lighting positions.
Most major universities and colleges teach the art of lighting in photography and cinematography courses. The American Film Institute - AFI Conservatory (afi.com/education/conservatory) offers cinematography workshops to select participants. Cinematography schools train cinematographers to sculpt and manipulate light. Basic cinematography courses start with different types of lighting. Students learn to use key light, fill light and background light to create dimension. The placement of light makes a 2-D surface appear to be 3-D. UCLA Film School (tft.ucla.edu/programs/cinematography/courses) offers a Master of Fine Art in cinematography.