Synopses & Reviews
Sound for Film and Television, Second 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, as no other text has before. This edition includes new information on digital techniques as they have arisen in the industry, and expanded coverage of sound editing and design.
Written by one of Hollywood's leading sound experts, Sound for Film and Television, Second Edition 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 only text to present sound design as both an art and a science *Bridges the gap between production books and design engineering books
*Accompanying audio DVD contains examples demonstrating key concepts from the book
Review
"The best overall technical introduction to film sound...As one would expect from the developer of the THX Sound System, among many other achievements, this book has a comprehensive approach and features one of the best introductions to psychoacoustics that you'll read anywhere."
- Larry Blake, Mix Magazine
"The book provides a fascinating and incredibly informative introduction to the world of film and television sound and is well recommended."
- James Eade, Lighting and Sound International
Review
is book has a comprehensive approach and features one of the best introductions to psychoacoustics that you'll read anywhere."
- Larry Blake, Mix Magazine
"The book provides a fascinating and incredibly informative introduction to the world of film and television sound and is well recommended."
- James Eade, Lighting and Sound International
Review
n sound and is well recommended."
- James Eade, Lighting and Sound International
Synopsis
Sound for Film and Television, Second 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, as no other text has before. This edition includes new information on digital techniques as they have arisen in the industry, and expanded coverage of sound editing and design.
Written by one of Hollywood's leading sound experts, Sound for Film and Television, Second Edition 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 only text to present sound design as both an art and a science
*Accompanying audio CD contains examples demonstrating key concepts
*Bridges the gap between production books and design engineering books
About the Author
Tomlinson Holman is President of TMH Corporation and one of the prominent figures in audio today. He is widely known for his development of new products and processes in the field of audio and video, including the THX Sound System, Home THX (with his patents licensed to more than 45 companies), and the THX Digital Mastering program developed while he was Corporate Technical Director at Lucasfilm, Ltd. He has won career achievement awards from CAS and the Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association. Mr. Holman is a Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, the British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society, and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. He is Co-Chairman of the Audio Engineering Society Task Force on High-Capacity Audio.
one of the prominent figures in audio today. Widely known for his development of new products and processes in the field of audio and video, including the THX Sound System, a program developed while he was Corporate Technical Director at Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Table of Contents
Preface; Introduction; Objective Sound; Psychoacoustics; Audio Fundamentals; Microphones and Techniques for Their Use; Production Sound Mixing; Recording; Synchronization; Transfers; Editing; Mixing; From Print Masters to Exhibition; Eleven Commandments of Film Sound; Recording Details; Magnetic Film Editing; Working with deciBels; Bibliography; Glossary; Index; Instructions for Accompanying CD