Sound for Film and Television
- Book Review,
by Tomlinson Holman
From Book News, Inc.
This volume provides an introduction to the recording, editing, mixing, and exhibiting of film and television sound. Covering both aesthetic and technical aspects, the book outlines basic principles and describes their application in the actual production of the media. A companion compact disk provides examples illustrating key concepts. An extensive glossary is provided. Holman is a sound expert, working in the movie industry.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Review
"The best overall technical introduction to film sound...As one would expect from the developer of the THX Sound System, among many other achievements, this book has a comprehensive approach and features one of the best introductions to psychoacoustics that you'll read anywhere."
- Larry Blake, Mix Magazine
"The book provides a fascinating and incredibly informative introduction to the world of film and television sound and is well recommended."
- James Eade, Lighting and Sound International
Review
"The best overall technical introduction to film sound...As one would expect from the developer of the THX Sound System, among many other achievements, this book has a comprehensive approach and features one of the best introductions to psychoacoustics that you'll read anywhere."
- Larry Blake, Mix Magazine
Book Description
Sound for Film and Television, Second 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, as no other text has before. This edition includes new information on digital techniques as they have arisen in the industry, and expanded coverage of sound editing and design.
Written by one of Hollywood's leading sound experts, Sound for Film and Television, Second Edition 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 only text to present sound design as both an art and a science
*Accompanying audio CD contains examples demonstrating key concepts
*Bridges the gap between production books and design engineering books
From the Publisher
The book provides an overall introduction to the fascinating field of recording, editing, mixing, and exhibiting film and television audio. It strikes a balance between aesthetic and technical content, combining theory and practice, to approach sound as both an art and a science, as no other text has before. This edition includes new information on sound design, and covers such topics as sample rate and word length in digital audio. Coverage of the applications of digital technology has been expanded throughout the book.
About the Author
Tomlinson Holman is President of TMH Corporation and one of the prominent figures in audio today. He is a Professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinema Television, Principal Investigator in the Integrated Media Systems Center of the University, and an honorary member of the Cinema Audio Society and the Motion Picture Sound Editors. 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 past Chairman of IEC SC100C Audio, Video, and Multi-media Systems, and Co-Chairman of the Audio Engineering Society Task Force on High-Capacity Audio. 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.
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