The Indie Film Sound Guide
The Indie Film Sound Guide
Everything you need to know about sound for film
About the Book
Working as a production and post sound engineer, I spent years watching other sound guys, well, do it wrong. Project after project would cross my desk full of noisy and unprofessional dialog, and no consideration for the sound edit. Things needed to change.
So, I wrote a book. THE book! This short 125 page ebook is consise and clear and covers every step of the film sound process. Location sound, how to boom, steps to take in the edit to deliver a proper project file to the sound team, and the final design and mix.
I wrote it for young sound engineers, anyone who is looking to work in film sound. By the time it was finished, however, I realixed that this book provides a great overview for producers and directors that want to learn more about the role sound plays in the filmmaking process.
I hope you enjoy it. Read it, and go and make some great sounding films!
Table of Contents
1. Why You Need Good Sound
2. Pre Production
3. The Sound Team
4. The Location Scout
5. Production Sound
6. Production Sound Gear
7. The Checklist
8. The Shoot
9. How To Slate
10. How To Boom
11. How To Lav
12. Backup & Transfer
13. Post Production Sound
14. The Edit
15. The Handoff
16. Importing The Audio
17. The Spotting Session
18. Organizing Your Time
19. Organizing Tracks
20. Dialog
21. The Dialog Edit
22. Dialog Pass 1
23. Dialog Pass 2
24. Dialog Pass 3
25. Noise Reduction.
26. ADR
27. Effects
28. Sound Design
29. Sound Editing
30. Music
31. Music Licensing
32. Music Editing
33. The Sound Mix
34. Deliverables
35. Podcasts & Extras
36. Podcasts
37. Recording Live Events
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