Post sound design : the art and craft of audio post production for the moving image /

Avarese, John, 1957-

Post sound design : the art and craft of audio post production for the moving image / John Avarese. - First edition. - London, England : Zed Books, 2017. - 1 online resource (vii, 129 pages).

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Post Sound Design' provides a practical introduction to the fascinating craft of editing and replacing dialog, creating Foley and sound effects, editing music, and balancing these elements to a final mix. "Provides a practical introduction to the fascinating craft of editing and replacing dialog, creating Foley and sound effects, editing music, and balancing these elements to a final mix. Based on years of experience and teaching this material to students at Drexel University, award-winning film composer John Avarese offers user-friendly knowledge and stimulating exercises to help compose story, develop characters and create emotion through skillful creation of the soundtrack. Starting each chapter with a real-life example, the textbook is structured in such a way to create a fundamental understanding of the physics and the biological foundation of hearing, and putting it into practice with suggested movie scenes demonstrating the discussed audio techniques. [This book] engagingly demonstrates the individual areas essential to creating a soundtrack that will enhance any media production."--Back cover of paperback edition.

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Sound--Recording and reproducing.
Motion pictures--Sound effects.
Motion pictures--Editing.
Film soundtracks.
Acoustic & sound engineering

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