Featuring the latest software and new, in-depth interviews from key players in the field, Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, Fourth Edition shows film and video production professionals how to make their film or video projects sound as good as they look. This solution-oriented guide is filled with FAQs, how-tos, tips, and time savers, and includes a robust companion website featuring audio samples and video tutorials. Readers will learn about digital audio workflows, technical setups and guidelines, solutions for budgeting and scheduling, preproduction planning, post production hardware, and much more.

Jay Rose, CAS is a nationally respected sound designer. His Clio- and Emmy- winning career has included program openers for NBC, theatrical film for MGM, festival-winning documentaries, and more than a thousand corporate, broadcast, and commercial projects. He's also been a columnist for DV Magazine and ProVideoCoalition.com, and a consultant for major pro audio manufacturers.

Chapter 1: Audio Basics

Chapter 2: How Digital Audio Works

Chapter 3: Audio on a Wire

Chapter 4: Planning and Pre-Pro

Chapter 5: Budgeting, Scheduling, and Pre-production

Chapter 6: Production Sound

Chapter 7: Production Mic Technique

Chapter 8: Production Recording

Chapter 9: Recording, Voice-overs, ADR, and Effects (available as an online supplement)

Chapter 10: Postproduction

Chapter 11: Postproduction Hardware

Chapter 12: Levels and Digitizing

Chapter 13: Editing Voices

Chapter 14: Working with Music

Chapter 15: Sound Effects

Chapter 16: Processing

Chapter 17: The Mix

Chapter 18: "Help! It Doesn't Sound Right!"

Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix B: Resources