Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound , 4th edition relies on the professional experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople to provide a comprehensive explanation of film sound, including mixing, dubbing, workflow, budgeting, an...
Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, 4th edition relies on the professional experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople to provide a comprehensive explanation of film sound, including mixing, dubbing, workflow, budgeting, and digit...
The best book on the subject to date, hands down. Thanks Mr. Yewdall!
-Ken Trevenna, Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
someone finally got a book on audio production and post-production for motion pictures right. Thank you. The CD supports the text in a powerful way. Very impressive for a 1st edition.
When the silver screen spoke; Tuesday night at 7.30; success or failure - even before the camera rolls; the impossible battlefield of production recording; from the set to the lab; picture editorial - bringing order out of chaos; the temp dubbs - test screening the picture; spotting the picture for sound and music; custom recording sound effects; sound design - the myths and the realities; the music composer - audio collaboration - or mud and destruction; sound editorial - the order of battle; the dialogue editor - Hollywood's unsung heroes; A.D.R. and group walla - the voices you hear may not be their own; Foley - the art of footsteps, props, and cloth movement; what do you mean, "Where is fade file 209?!"; the music scoring stage - reel 1 M-1; "Bring me more mutants" - the eleventh hour panic zone; the rerecording stage -predubbing and the final mix; changes and recuts - now you know what the razor blade is for!; TV coverage and the M & E - delivering the final elements; theatrical formats and delivery systems; audio restoration of vintage films and recordings; until Tuesday night next year.