Video, Cinema e Sound Design - IED

The Film, Video and Sound Design area focuses on the design and production of audiovisual content through the integration of visual culture, technical competencies and narrative skills. The learning path develops a critical and design-oriented approach to audiovisual production.

The training covers all phases of audiovisual production—from writing to directing, from shooting to post-production—through workshop activities that encourage teamwork and engagement with the diverse professionals in the sector. Students acquire tools to operate in contexts characterised by technological evolution and the transformation of narrative languages.

The pathway develops through research, analysis and applied experimentation activities, building technical competencies and design awareness necessary to operate in the various fields of contemporary audiovisual production.

Directing and Screenwriting

Study of writing and directing techniques for constructing audiovisual narratives, with particular attention to dramatic structure and the development of narrative languages.

Production and Post-production

Analysis and management of the production process phases, from set coordination to editing, with focus on the narrative and visual coherence of the final product.

Video Design and Videomaking

Design and production of visual content for different formats and contexts: music videos, fashion films, video art, trailers and advertising content.

Sound Design and Music for Images

Study of sound as a narrative and atmospheric element: composition of soundtracks, design of sound environments and sound design for films, video games and installations.

Cinematography and Camera Techniques

In-depth exploration of the moving image through the study of framing, lighting, camera movement and visual composition.

Motion Graphics, VFX and CG Animation

Digital animation and visual effects techniques for enriching narratives and creating immersive environments.

IED Offering in Film, Video and Sound Design

Competencies and Professional Prospects

The pathway develops technical, narrative and design competencies applicable in various sectors: cinema, television, advertising, fashion, contemporary art, gaming, cultural events and digital media. Graduates acquire project management capabilities, strategic vision and collaborative working aptitude.

IED Students Currently Work As:

Filmmaker for cinema, documentaries and series, Composer of soundtracks for films or advertisements, Videomaker for music videos, advertising, fashion films, video art and trailers, Audiovisual Designer, Producer, Camera Operator, Videomaker for performances, Sound Designer for audiovisuals, applications, video games, museums or interactive installations, Music Consultant, Music Producer, Sound Engineer for dubbing, Sound Technician, Jingle Producer, Music Mastering Engineer, Colourist, Digital Content Creator, CG Animator/3D Artist, Motion Graphics Designer, Director of Photography, Sound Designer, Storyboard and Layout Artist, VFX Artist.

Projects

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Rome

Special projects
IED X Red Bull Turn it Up

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Rome

Buona Domenica

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Soundain

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Rome

Didactic projects
IED X YoUrbana

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Rome

Didactic projects
Heliopolis

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Dove si scontrano le pietre

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Didactic projects
Anida

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Il mare da lontano

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Final projects / thesis projects
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News

“TypoLAB”, del alumno Gonzalo Muñoz, premiado en los Young Ones Student Awards

13 May 2026

“TypoLAB,” by student Gonzalo Muñoz, wins an award at the Young Ones Student Awards

This student's project for the Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design has been awarded a Student Merit

11 May 2026

Design tells its story at the Turin International Book Fair with EDICOLA IED

From 14 to 18 May, a newsstand of creativity presents the first two issues of Notes on Plural Intelligences alongside a selection of the best Italian and international magazines, accompanied by a programme of talks and workshops exploring themes of design, publishing and contemporary communication

Dos premios para el documental The Designer is Dead de Gonzalo Hergueta, Alumni IED Madrid

13 April 2026

Three awards for the documentary The Designer is Dead by Gonzalo Hergueta, IED Madrid Alumni

The film has won the Jury Prize at the International Festival of Films on Art, the Best Documentary Award in the Official Selection at Moritz Feed Doc and the Audience Award at the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest

02 April 2026

IED Cinema at David di Donatello

IED Cinema proudly celebrates the members of its Scientific Committee and faculty, who have received numerous nominations across the main categories of the David di Donatello.

20 February 2026

VISIONI DAL FUTURO - A century of posters from the Triennale Milano Archives, animated and reinterpreted by young designers

The installation, part of the European project SISS – Sounding Images, Screening Sounds, was presented in the Agora of IED Kunsthal Bilbao with a live performance.

10 February 2026

Carlo Verdone Meets IED: a talk on Film, Comedy, and Contemporary Society

A new IED Talk event dedicated to cinema on 23 February at IED Milano

08 December 2025

IED Studio Visit | Studio Azzurro

Sensitive approaches to intermedia storytelling: environments, devices, narrative modes, and the relationship with archival materials in exhibition setups

04 December 2025

IED Studio Visit | Gadi Sassoon

Creative hyperdrive: music between experimentation, science, technology, AI, and human sensitivity

25 November 2025

TILL DEATH DO US PART

The new short film by OffiCine – IED for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.