Written by an experienced author, craftsman, and teacher, Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound relies on the experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople to provide a comprehensive explanation of film sound, including mixing, dubbing, workflow, budgeting, and digital audio techniques. Firmly grounded in practical techniques, this book provides numerous real-life examples and relevant technical data, as well as an appreciation of all the processes involved in creating motion picture sound. Extensive information on Pro Tools and Final Cut Pro is included.
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
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a DVD with video demos of techniques, sound clips, examples from the author's films, effects, and more!
This edition is completely revised and expanded, and the most popular sound editing systems, Pro Tools and Final Cut Pro, are covered in-depth. The accompanying NEW DVD presents demonstration material as well as a large library of sound effects, while numerous charts, illustrations, and photographs help to demonstrate techniques and common industry practices.
Among other topics, Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, Third Edition includes:
- Preproduction planning
- Production tips
- Sound design
- Sound editing
- ADR and looping
- Using Pro Tools
- Using Nagra's analog and digital systems
- Custom recording sound effects
Contents
Chapter 1 The Empowerment of Sound
Chapter 2 Our Amateur Beginnings
Chapter 3 Formerly titled The First Tuesday Night in February
Chapter 4 Success or Failure: Before the Camera Even Rolls
Chapter 5 The Challenging Battlefield of Production
Chapter 6 From the Set to the Laboratory
Chapter 7 Picture Editorial - and the use of the Sound Medium
Chapter 8 Temp Dubs and Test Screenings: - A Critical Objective View
Chapter 9 Spotting the Picture - for Sound and Music
Chapter 10 Custom Recording Sound Effects -The Real Fun and Adventure
Chapter 11 The Sound Librarian: the curator of an audio empire
Chapter 12 Sound Design - Myths and Realities
Chapter 13 Sound Editorial: Sync-sync - Chop-chop
Chapter 14 Dialog Editors - Hollywood's Unsung Heroes
Chapter 15 ADR -and- Looping - Getting the Lips to Flap in Sync
Chapter 16 FOLEY : The Art of Footsteps, Props and Cloth Movement
Chapter 17 Nonlinear - the Digital Workstation
Chapter 18 The Music Composer - Audio Collaboration or Mud and Destruction
Chapter 19 The Rerecording Stage - Predubbing and the Final Mix
Chapter 20 5.1 - Audio Restoration and Emerging Audio Technologies
Chapter 21 The venerable Nagra IV-S (analog)
Chapter 22 The new recording hot-rod - the Nagra V (digital)
Glossary of Terms
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