ABSTRACT

Sound for Film and Television, Third Edition provides a thorough introduction to the fascinating field of recording, editing, mixing, and exhibiting film and television sound. It strikes a fine balance between aesthetic and technical content, combining theory and practice to approach sound as both an art and a science. This new edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest advances in HD technology, new hardware and software systems, new distribution methods, wireless sound capture, and more. Also, analog-related content has been reduced and transferred to the chapters covering historical techniques. Sections on troubleshooting and FAQs have been added to help you avoid common pitfalls in sound production.

Written by one of Hollywood's leading sound experts, Sound for Film and Television provides a solid grounding in all aspects of the sound process. Basic principles are presented with illustrations demonstrating how they affect the day-to-day activities on a film or television set, in the editing room, and in the mix room.

The accompanying audio downloadable resources contain more than 50 tracks that demonstrate practical, real-world examples of key concepts presented in the book.

A companion Web site provides further resources and information:

www.focalpress.com/cw/holman-9780240813301/

Please use the access code located in the beginning of the book to register for access to the Web site.

chapter Chapter 1|21 pages

Objective Sound

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Psychoacoustics

chapter Chapter 3|16 pages

Audio Fundamentals

chapter Chapter 4|23 pages

Capturing Sound

chapter Chapter 5|15 pages

Microphone Technicalities

chapter Chapter 6|10 pages

Handling the Output of Microphones

chapter Chapter 7|16 pages

Production Sound Mixing

chapter Chapter 8|15 pages

Sync, Sank, Sunk

chapter Chapter 9|8 pages

Transfers

chapter Chapter 10|7 pages

Sound Design

chapter Chapter 11|18 pages

Editing

chapter Chapter 12|17 pages

Mixing

chapter Chapter 13|12 pages

From Print Masters to Exploitation