Film and Television Sound (Recording Technology and Art Creation)

Author: (American) Holman, translated by Yao Guoqiang et al.
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
Features: A renowned American film and television sound theorist, film and television recording technology inventor, and film and television sound educator, who has long been engaged in audio technology work. Many of his experimental achievements have improved the production process and workflow of film and television recording. He proposed the sound certification standard "THX," which changed the film and television sound monitoring environment and significantly improved the production quality of film and television sound technology worldwide. He has received awards such as the SMPTE Association Award, Samuel L. Warner Medal, Eastman Kodak Gold Medal, and the "1996 Lifetime Achievement Award" and "2001 Academy Award" from the Academy of Motion Picture Sound. Additionally, he holds six U.S. patents and corresponding foreign patents. This book is a guide to the art of film and television sound creation and recording production technology. The primary purpose of writing this book is to address some issues that are often overlooked in certain film and television professional books. For example, it focuses on some practical application and operational aspects of film and television sound practice, which are rarely discussed in film and television literature. The guidance methods in this book will provide significant help and guidance for film and television production personnel. The first three chapters of the book offer basic recording rules and guidelines for sound production personnel, primarily explaining the synchronization of sound and picture, and illustrating some practical application scenarios of these guidelines with examples. The rest of the book mainly describes the entire process of film and television sound production: from capturing sound with microphones in pre-production to the final stage—the reproduction of sound in cinemas or at home. To maintain completeness, some information loosely related to the book's content has also been included. These details are distinguished from the main text in format and printed in a smaller font in the book.