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Summary:

"Make your film and video projects sound as good as they look with this popular guide. Learn practical, timesaving ways to get better recordings, solve problems with existing audio, create compelling tracks, and boost your filmmaking to the next level! In this fourth edition of Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, audio guru Jay Rose revises his popular text for a new generation of filmmakers. You'll find real world advice and practical guidelines for every aspect of your soundtrack: planning and budgeting, field and studio recording, editing, sound effects and music, audio repair and processing, and mixing. The combination of solid technical information and a clear, step-by-step approach has made this the go-to book for producers and film students for over a decade. This new edition includes: - Insights and from-the-trenches tips from film and video professionals - Advice on how to get the best results from new equipment including DSLRs and digital recorders - Downloadable diagnostics and audio examples you can edit on your own computer - Instruction for dealing with new regulations for wireless mics and broadcast loudness - Techniques that work with any software or hardware - An expanded "How Do I Fix This?" section to help you solve problems quickly - An all new companion website (www.GreatSound.info) with audio and video tutorial files, demonstrations, and diagnostics Whether you're an aspiring filmmaker who wants rich soundtracks that entertain and move an audience, or an experienced professional looking for a reference guide, Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, Fourth Edition has the information you need"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; It's not rocket science; How this book is organized; About this book and Audio Postproduction; What's new in the fourth edition; Staying up-to-date; How to Create a Great Soundtrack (in a Quarter of a Page); Section I Audio Basics; Section introduction; Chapter 1: How Sound Works; Music-sicle?; Frequency: it matters how often you do it; Somewhat slower pressure changes are heard as envelopes; Slow changes of pressure are loudness; The speed of sound makes a big difference.
• DirectionalityVery slow pressure changes; Chapter 2 How Digital Audio Works; Why digital?; Turning analog to digital; Audio data reduction; Chapter 3 Audio on a Wire; Analog wiring; Digital wiring; Audio over IP; Section II Planning And Pre-Pro; Section introduction; Chapter 4 Planning for Sound; The need for sound; How a good soundtrack can help; Think about the overall track; Elements of the soundtrack; Spoken words; Music; Sound effects; Silence; Special effects and processing; The layers of a track; Chapter 5 Budgeting, Scheduling, and Pre-production; Budgeting for sound.
• Allow time for soundChecking locations; Section III Production Sound; Section introduction; Chapter 6 Microphones and Room Acoustics; About microphones; Rooms and recording; Chapter 7 Production Mic Technique; Which mic should you use?; Using boom mics; Lavaliere mics; Controlling wind noise; Using wireless; Roomtone; Chapter 8 Production Recording; Where's the track?; Getting audio into a recorder; Camera settings; Double-system; Mixers and preamps; Adjusting the volume; Chapter 9 Recording Voice-Overs, ADR, and Effects; Section IV Postproduction; Section introduction.
• Chapter 10 Postproduction WorkflowOrganizing and keeping track of audio in an NLE; Audio options beyond the NLE; Organizing postproduction audio; Chapter 11 Postproduction Hardware; Monitoring; Computer input/output; The mixer; Other handy gear; Moving signals around the editing suite; Wiring the postproduction suite; Mixing -10 dBV and +4 dBU equipment; Chapter 12 Levels and Digitizing; Digital audio transfers; Digitizing analog signals; Metering and lineup tones; Synchronization; Chapter 13 Editing Voices; Establishing sync; Editing dialog; How to edit dialog; Editing I: cutting in silences.
• Editing II: sounds with hard attacksEditing III: hearing phonemes; Editing IV: theatrical film dialog; Editing V: the tricks; Editing VI: keeping track of sync; A final exercise; Chapter 14 Working with Music; Deciding what music you'll need; Selecting music from a library; Music editing; Chapter 15 Sound Effects; Silence is not golden; Sources for sound effects; Building a library; Choosing the right effect; Placing sound effects; Making effects sound more effective; Chapter 16 Processing; How any effect can wreck a sound; When to apply processing; Equalizers; Compressors; Reverberation.

Author/Creator:

Rose, Jay

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Producing great sound for film and video: expert tips from preproduction to final mix [by Rose, J.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Rose, Jay: Producing great sound for film and video (4th edition; New York : Focal Press, 2014 — ISBN 9780415722070; OCLC Number 910283034)

Subjects:

Sound — Recording and reproducing — Digital techniques

Digital video

Television soundtracks

Film soundtracks

Sound

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 549 pages) : illustrations

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

TK7881.4 .R67 2014eb

ISBNs:

1317936922
9781317936923
9780415722070 [Invalid]
0415722071 [Invalid]
9781315858500
1315858509

OCLC Numbers:

887855088

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1744215 (source: MiAaPQ)