Dialogue editing for motion pictures : a guide to the invisible art / John Purcell ; foreword by Dominick Tavella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Purcell, John, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Sound effects.

Motion pictures.

Sound motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This is a book for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or video but were never taught how to do it. It goes step by step through the process and covers all the workflows you are likely to encounter. Efficient working practices are emphasized throughout, so you learn to save time and avoid needless repetition.Many dialogue editors are hobbled by a lack of understanding o

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 What Is Dialogue Editing?; Chapter 2 No One Works in a Vacuum-How to Know Where You Fit into the Filmmaking Process; Chapter 3 A Quick Look at Picture Editing; Chapter 4 The Sound Department; Chapter 5 Getting Sound from the Picture Department to the Sound Department; Chapter 6 Burn-Ins, File Names, and Backups; Chapter 7 Screening the OMF/PostConform-The Spotting Session; Chapter 8 Managing Your Time; Chapter 9 Getting Started on Dialogue Editing; Chapter 10 Now, the Actual Editing

Chapter 11 Image, Depth, and PerspectiveChapter 12 Damage Repair; Chapter 13 Production FX and Guide Tracks; Chapter 14 Conformations; Chapter 15 ADR; Chapter 16 Editing Production Sound for Documentaries; Chapter 17 Preparing for the Mix; Chapter 18 The Mix; Afterword; Appendix A: Dialogue Editing in a Nutshell; Appendix B: Track Template for a Typical Small Film's Dialogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349) and index.

ISBN:

9786611012786

9781136066306

1136066306

9781281012784

1281012785

9780080494524

0080494528

OCLC:

268771089