Production Sound Mixing
The Art and Craft of Sound Recording for the Moving Image
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The latest hot camera is pretty irrelevant if one can't understand what's happening on screen. The key to any narrative is in the dialogue and voice over, but if this is unintelligible or difficult to hear, viewers will soon lose interest. With real world applications and a narrative to keep the reader's interest, Production Sound Mixing is the indispensable guide for film and video audio recording. Written by veteran sound mixer John J. Murphy, the book offers a step by step collaborative journey through the basic physics of sound, concluding with a practical guide of the latest techniques and equipment available to all who are interested in the best audio for their projects. Structured to mimic a 14-week semester, each chapter begins with an audio problem to be solved and ends with a solution drawn from information gleaned from past chapters. Suggested movie scenes that demonstrate the relevant audio techniques will also be included. Equally applicable to studio and location recording, the book is oriented toward commonly accessible environments such as conference rooms, hallways, beaches, car interiors, bathrooms, and so on. The intent is to allow the student to make the best of a location no matter how challenging it might be. Most importantly, this book will make one aware of the potential of sound on screen, for it is truly 50% of the viewing experience.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series
- Title Page
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1 WHAT IS SOUND?
- Chapter 2 MICROPHONES: The Basic Types and How They Work
- Chapter 3 THE DSLR SHOOT: Making the Most of What’s at Hand
- Chapter 4 THE AUDIO MIXER
- Chapter 5 CHOOSING A LOCATION
- Chapter 6 BOOMING: The View From Above
- Chapter 7 WIRELESS MICROPHONES: What They Are, How They Work, and How and Why We Use Them
- Chapter 8 INTERVIEWS!
- Chapter 9 ON THE SET
- Chapter 10 PREP IS EVERYTHING! Your Basic Kit
- Chapter 11 SYNCHRONIZATION
- Chapter 12 POST-PRODUCTION: Where Does It Go From Here?
- Chapter 13 OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOUND WORK IN FILM/VIDEO
- Chapter 14 STEREO: When Two Become One
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Index
- Copyright
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