Only 2 spots available — Direct purchase · Spot confirmed upon payment — Masterclass 1 · 26–27 September 2026 · Sardinia

Percettiva · Sound as Storytelling 2026 · Masterclass 1

Telling the
Story with Sound

Two professionals who helped shape the history of cinema — in an intensive two-day masterclass on sound as a decisive tool of direction, narrative and production quality. Designed for those who make creative decisions on set or in development — directors, filmmakers, producers and screenwriters who want to understand how sound can become an active ally of storytelling, not a technical problem to delegate in post.

26–27 Settembre 2026
Percettiva Residency, Sardinia
€600 — all inclusive
Only 2 spots
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The instructors

Two professionals who helped write the history of cinema.

For decades they shared the set with Tarantino, Scorsese, Altman — working alongside them. They bring to the room not only decades of experience: they bring the living memory of how the greatest films were truly made.

Mark Ulano

Mark Ulano

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Production sound mixer. Won the Academy Award for Titanic — the most awarded film in cinema history. Nominated three more times for Inglourious Basterds, Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Collaborated with Quentin Tarantino for 28 consecutive years. Most recent work: Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese, 2023).

Patrushkha Mierzwa

Patrushkha Mierzwa

IMDb ↗

One of the first female boom operators in Hollywood. Has worked on over 80 films and TV series with Robert Altman, James Gray, Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese. Author of the bestseller Behind the Sound Cart: A Veteran's Guide to Sound on the Set.

"We do not come to the project with a preconceived ideology; we come to the project to discover, to learn, to interpret."
Mark Ulano & Patrushkha Mierzwa

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Production sound
is not technical recording.
It is narrative interpretation.

Directors and producers who changed cinema didn't just shoot better images. They learned to listen differently and to build the set, direct actors and make narrative decisions starting from sound.

This masterclass is designed for those who make creative decisions on set or in development — directors, filmmakers, producers and screenwriters — who want to understand how sound can become an active ally of storytelling, not a technical problem to delegate in post.

No audio technical knowledge required: every hour of this masterclass is designed to raise the level of your creative work and the quality of the final product.

It is an immersion in method, with two professionals who built the sound of the greatest films in history alongside Scorsese, Tarantino, Altman — and who now share what they truly know: how production sound becomes a tool of direction, narrative and creative power on set.

Two intensive days in residency in northern Sardinia, in Gallura, in a regenerative setting. A place where sound gives shape to stories.

Meals, accommodation and transfer to and from the airport/port to the residency are included.

26–27 Settembre 2026
Percettiva Residency
Sardinia, Italy
English
The masterclass will be conducted entirely in English.
€600 Includes masterclass, meals,
accommodation and transfer from Olbia
26 September
08:00–09:00  Breakfast
09:00–13:00  Masterclass
13:00–14:00  Lunch break
14:00–18:00  Masterclass
Dinner · Overnight stay at residency

27 September
08:00–09:00  Breakfast
09:00–13:00  Masterclass
13:00–14:00  Lunch break
14:00–18:00  Masterclass — end of programme
Only 3 spots ⚡ Limited availability
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Two days.
Two fundamental topics.

01

Sound as direction

Morning
  • The sound palette and directorial intent
  • What reaches the audience at every moment
  • Sound as a tool of emotional connection
  • Character perspective: 1st vs. 3rd person
  • A brief history of sound in cinema
Afternoon
  • The soundscape begins in pre-production
  • The sound department lays the bed of performance
  • Including sound in the creative circle of trust
  • Every shot is built by a team of artists
  • Discussion of participants' projects
02

The set as a space for decisions

Morning
  • Production sound as the foundation of the soundtrack
  • Capturing the performance: collaboration between actors and departments
  • What does "good sound" mean on a set?
  • A lack of understanding of sound limits the director
Afternoon
  • Connecting the sound department to other departments
  • Analysis of practical case studies
  • Strategies for documentary, fiction, low budget
  • Building a minimal sound plan for a real project
  • Closing Q&A

€600 — all inclusive.

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The masterclass

Two full days in direct contact with the instructors. Theory sessions, case analysis, Q&A and discussion of participants' projects.

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Meals

2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner — all meals during the programme are included in the fee.

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Accommodation

1 overnight stay at Percettiva's residency — the night of 26 September. Extra nights available on request at additional cost.

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Transfer included

Shuttle to and from Olbia airport or the port. You arrive — we handle the rest.

The venue

Percettiva — residency
in the heart of Gallura, Sardinia.

Percettiva is an artistic residency active in the field of culture and professional training. The venue is located in Sardinia, in a natural setting that fosters concentration, immersion and exchange.

The Sound as Storytelling masterclasses take place in this space: not a conference room, not a hotel — a place of work and encounter, where participants live side by side with the instructors for the entire duration of the programme.

Accommodation, meals and transfer are included in the fee precisely to eliminate any distance between the time of the masterclass and the time of life: here you work, eat, sleep, exchange ideas.

In collaboration with the Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission.

Percettiva mixing room — Pro Tools Carbon Percettiva production room Studio Percettiva
Mark Ulano Patrushkha Mierzwa

MC1 · 26–27 Settembre 2026

Telling the Story with Sound

Mark Ulano · Patrushkha Mierzwa

€600

3 spots

Bastian Gerner

MC2 · 24–25 Ottobre 2026

Foley as Storytelling

Bastian Gerner

€600

3 spots

Lorenzo d'Amico De Carvalho Anne-Riitta Ciccone

Extra Module · In Italian

Writing, directing and producing by ear.

Lorenzo d'Amico De Carvalho · Anne-Riitta Ciccone

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for MC1/MC2 participants

Full programme 2026

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