Location and postproduction sound for low budget filmmakers
London: Routledge (2020), x, 213 pp.
Contains illustrations, index
Series: Focal Press Book
ISBN 9780367354244 (pbk), 9780429331305 (ebook)
"This book covers everything you need to know to master the fundamentals of location sound recording and post-production sound in a comprehensive one-stop guide. This user-friendly book provides real world situations to analyse the many kinds of location recording configurations and post-production scenarios and offers easy-to-adopt, budget-conscious solutions to some of the most common issues that arise when working with sound. Chapters cover the theory of sound, preproduction with a sound emphasis, microphone selection, testing equipment, how to boom and mix on set, synchronization and time code, and editing sound while doing a picture cut in a traditional picture software platform. Additionally, it discusses bringing a project into a Digital Audio Workstation, and explores basic sound design, dialogue editing, ADR, Foley, sound effects, music for film, re-recording the final mix, and outputting sound to finish a project. Accompanying exercises allow readers the opportunity to try out the various techniques and drills on location, in post-production, or both. Perfect for student, early career and independent filmmakers, as well as those considering a vocation in location and post-production sound, this book makes achieving great sound attainable for all and is an invaluable tool for anyone wanting to better understand the art of film sound." (Publisher descrption)
1 The modern filmmaker, 1
2 Tech concepts you need to understand, 8
3 Location sound recording: the basics, 15
4 Location recording microphone basics, 22
5 Configurations of location recording set-ups, 32
6 Train your ears … learn your gear: test your devices all the way through to your final intended output, 40
7 Location sound recording: preparing for the shoot, 48
8 Booming and mixing techniques, 59
9 More asset gathering when location sound recording: or what you need to come away with (hint – it’s not just great sounding dialogue), 71
10 Location sound recording in practice: specimen film – Turn Back Night, 77
11 Sound postproduction: an introduction to sound editing, 86
12 Sound postproduction that starts at the picture edit stage, 92
13 Sound editing and mixing in your editing application, 101
14 Organizing your picture cut for export to your DAW, 107
15 Basic sound design project structure, 119
16 Let’s talk more deeply about dialogue editing, 149
17 Automated Dialogue Replacement: sound editing that requires looping or “comping”, 169
18 To Foley or not to Foley … 176
19 It’s all for effect: an overview on the creation, uses, abuses, and editing of sound effects in film, 180
20 Music – getting it right and left, 189
21 Putting it all together: sample sound edit/mix, 197
2 Tech concepts you need to understand, 8
3 Location sound recording: the basics, 15
4 Location recording microphone basics, 22
5 Configurations of location recording set-ups, 32
6 Train your ears … learn your gear: test your devices all the way through to your final intended output, 40
7 Location sound recording: preparing for the shoot, 48
8 Booming and mixing techniques, 59
9 More asset gathering when location sound recording: or what you need to come away with (hint – it’s not just great sounding dialogue), 71
10 Location sound recording in practice: specimen film – Turn Back Night, 77
11 Sound postproduction: an introduction to sound editing, 86
12 Sound postproduction that starts at the picture edit stage, 92
13 Sound editing and mixing in your editing application, 101
14 Organizing your picture cut for export to your DAW, 107
15 Basic sound design project structure, 119
16 Let’s talk more deeply about dialogue editing, 149
17 Automated Dialogue Replacement: sound editing that requires looping or “comping”, 169
18 To Foley or not to Foley … 176
19 It’s all for effect: an overview on the creation, uses, abuses, and editing of sound effects in film, 180
20 Music – getting it right and left, 189
21 Putting it all together: sample sound edit/mix, 197
