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Sound for film and television / Tomlinson Holman.

By: Holman, Tomlinson.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Focal, 2010Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 computer optical disc.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780240813301 (pbk.); 0240813308 (pbk.).Subject(s): Sound -- Recording and reproducing | Acoustical engineering | Motion pictures -- Sound effects | Television broadcasting -- Sound effects | Photography | Photography: specific techniques | Audio processing | Films, cinema | Music recording & reproductionAdditional physical formats: Issued with accompanying online resource version: Sound for film and televisionDDC classification: 778.52344 HOL
Contents:
Objective sound -- Psychoacoustics -- Audio fundamentals -- Capturing sound -- Microphone technicalities -- Handling the output of microphones -- Production sound mixing -- Sync, sank, sunk -- Transfers -- Sound design -- Editing -- Mixing -- From print masters to exploitation
Summary: Holman covers the broad field of sound accompanying pictures, from the basics through recording, editing and mixing for theatrical films, documentaries and television shows. In each area, theory is followed by practical sections.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

CD-ROM.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Objective sound -- Psychoacoustics -- Audio fundamentals -- Capturing sound -- Microphone technicalities -- Handling the output of microphones -- Production sound mixing -- Sync, sank, sunk -- Transfers -- Sound design -- Editing -- Mixing -- From print masters to exploitation

Holman covers the broad field of sound accompanying pictures, from the basics through recording, editing and mixing for theatrical films, documentaries and television shows. In each area, theory is followed by practical sections.

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CHOICE Review

Holman balances the science of sound with production processes, aesthetic considerations, and practical applications for narrative, music video, and documentary. Early chapters cover the science of sound waves and their behavior, and the physiology of human hearing, stressing both "psychoacoustics" (subjective perception) and the "science" of objective sound. Production chapters cover microphones, recording, mixing, synchronization, transfers, editing, and exhibition. The author applies analog, FM, and digital recording, and postproduction principles to film and video. The book's greatest strength is its wealth of practical tips and examples of approaches to diverse sound challenges in feature films. Even experienced sound practitioners will learn techniques to improve their recording skills. The book clearly explains complex subject matter, and it contains useful charts (but would have benefited from more illustrations). The accompanying CD contains excellent examples of microphone polar patterns and editing "tricks," but the microphone comparisons are confusing and the inclusion of pink noise questionable. Comprehensive, up-to-date, and chockfull of information, this book clarifies issues that are unclear or ignored in other texts and has a good glossary. An excellent resource to be referred to repeatedly. Highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates through professional collections. L. A. Boruszkowski; Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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.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.