| A step-by-step guide to post-production sound for film, video, and television, this resource includes practical techniques used by experienced editors and mixers to create professional-quality audio. Topics of discussion include how audio is recorded, how sound and picture stay in sync, how audio can be exported from system to system, and how film and video technology works as well as how to record the final mix with a complete analysis of music editing. Hands-on software tutorials coupled with clear explanations on how to clean up background noise and how to best utilize clipped audio help make this title a must have for anyone wanting to take their project beyond the location recordings.
Gardner’s Guide to Audio Post Production is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to post-production sound. This book leads the reader through a program of techniques used by professional audio engineers to create high-quality soundtracks for film and video projects on any budget. It reveals the secrets of bringing a film to life with a dynamic, polished, and noise-free soundtrack. The author walks the reader through unfamiliar territories such as dialogue restoration & replacement (ADR), music acquisition and licensing, effective uses of sound effects and Foley, and narration/voiceover recording using language the filmmaker and editor can understand. In addition, the book demystifies technical challenges such as transferring sessions between video and audio platforms, keeping sound and picture in sync, and sound studio setup. Revealing professional techniques for establishing dialogue levels, editing music to picture, using equalizers and compressors, creating special effects, and mixing (in both stereo and surround formats) for cinema, TV, and the web, this title is a must have for anyone wanting to take their project beyond the location sound recordings and create an emotionally moving, broadcast quality mix. |
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