Includes bibliographical references and index.

The modern filmmaker -- Tech concepts you need to understand -- Location sound recording : the basics -- Location recording microphone basics -- Configurations of location recording set ups -- Train your ears...learn your gear...test your devices all the way through to your final intended output -- Location sound recording : preparing for the shoot -- Booming and mixing techniques -- More asset gathering when location sound recording, or what you need to come away with (Hint : it's not just great sounding dialogue) -- Location sound recording in practice : specimen film : Turn back night -- Sound post-production : an introduction to sound editing -- Sound post-production that starts in the picture edit stage -- Sound editing and mixing in your editing application -- Organizing your picture cut for exporting to your DAW -- The basic sound design project structure -- Let's talk deeper about dialogue editing -- Automated dialogue replacements (ARD) - yes you too will need some of it : sound editing that requires looping or "comping" -- To foley or not to foley -- It's all for effect : an overview on the creation, uses, abuses, and editing of sound effects in film -- Music getting it right and left -- Putting it all together...sample sound edit/mix.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.