This book covers everything you need to know to master the fundamentals of location sound recording and post-production sound in a comprehensive one-stop guide. This user-friendly book provides real world situations to analyse the many kinds of location recording configurations and post-production scenarios and offers easy-to-adopt, budget-conscious solutions to some of the most common issues that arise when working with sound. Chapters cover the theory of sound, preproduction with a sound emphasis, microphone selection, testing equipment, how to boom and mix on set, synchronization and time code, and editing sound while doing a picture cut in a traditional picture software platform. Additionally, it discusses bringing a project into a Digital Audio Workstation, and explores basic sound design, dialogue editing, ADR, Foley, sound effects, music for film, re-recording the final mix, and outputting sound to finish a project. Accompanying exercises allow readers the opportunity to try out the various techniques and drills on location, in post-production, or both. Perfect for student, early career and independent filmmakers, as well as those considering a vocation in location and post-production sound, this book makes achieving great sound attainable for all and is an invaluable tool for anyone wanting to better understand the art of film sound.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367354251
Author Michael Tierno
Format Hardback
Page Count 212
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd