Producing Great Sound for Film and Video 3rd Edition

Description

Make your film or video project sound as good as it looks with this complete training course by audio guru Jay Rose. You get hundreds of professional, real-world techniques that you can employ from preproduction through the final mix. This is a solution-oriented guide with FAQs, how-tos, tips, and time savers.

You'll get a primer on how sound and digital audio work as well as technical setups, guidelines, and real solutions for:
* budgeting, scheduling, and preproduction planning
* microphones and room acoustics
* recording dialog, voice-overs, ADR, and effects
* postproduction hardware
* levels and digitizing
* working with music and sound effects
* producing the final mix

New to this edition:
* information on the latest cameras and field recorders
* choices between single- and double-system, and digital workflows
* the differences between traditional video soundtracks and dialog-driven storytelling.

Please visit the author's website for additional resources: www.dplay.com/book/pgs3e

* Having trouble with the sound on your video project? Find the solution in this best-selling guide.
* Includes time-tested guidelines and recommendations that work no matter what hardware or software package you use
* The audio CD includes diagnostics, demos, and tutorial tracks to hone your skills.

CONTENTS:

FAQ; AUDIO BASICS; How Sound Works; How Digital Audio Works; Audio on a Wire; PLANNING AND PREPRODUCTION; Planning for Sound; Budgeting, Scheduling, and Pre-Production; PRODUCTION SOUND; Production Mic Technique; Production Recording; Recording Voice-Overs, ADR, and Effects; POSTPRODUCTION; Postproduction Hardware; Levels and Digitizing; Editing Voices; Working with Music; Sound Effects; Processing; The Mix; Glossary