Issac Newton is an Assistant Professor of Sound Recording at the Film and Television Institute of
India (FTII), with over two decades of professional and academic experience in sound recording,
sound design, and post-production for audiovisual storytelling across cinema, television, and digital
platforms.
He holds a B.Sc. in Physics (1999–2002) from Vivekananda College of Arts and Science,
Kanyakumari, affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He
completed a Diploma in Film Technology & Television Production with specialization in Sound
Recording and Sound Engineering (Honours) from the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu
(FTIT), Chennai (2003–2006 batch), and later earned an M.Sc. in Visual Communication from
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
He has contributed to numerous professional projects, including feature films, documentaries,
animated television series, and OTT web series, working as a Sound Recordist, Sound Editor, ReRecording Mixer, and Sound Designer. His industry experience includes serving as a Freelance
Quality Control Engineer (Trade Channel) for Walt Disney and Cartoon Network Productions,
handling television animation series and theatrical releases.
He has played a significant role in studio and theatre design, having designed a 5.1 Digital
Surround Sound Studio at the Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government
of India, Mumbai. At FTII, he has served as Sound Architect (Acoustics, Integration, and
Calibration) for the design and commissioning of five 5.1 surround sound mixing studios, two
recording studios, and a Dolby Atmos 9.1.4 mixing and mastering studio in TV Sound department.
Additionally, he has been involved in the design of over 25 theatres and studios—including preview
theatres, sound design studios, and recording/mixing facilities—across India and abroad, equipped
with state-of-the-art technology.
Internationally, he has worked as a Sound Designer for Colombian filmmaker Hugo Santander
Ferreira (First Film Productions, Colombia). Alongside his academic responsibilities, he remains
actively engaged with the film industry through select commercial and independent feature film
projects, ensuring strong industry–academia integration in his teaching and research.
In recognition of his academic and research contributions, he was awarded the prestigious ANRF
(Anusandhan National Research Foundation) Advanced Research Grant (ARG) in December 2025
for a joint FTII–IIT Jodhpur research project titled “Immersive Spatial Audio for Augmented and
Virtual Reality Applications in Six Degrees of Freedom (6DoF).