Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||
 Featuring essential resources for professionals and students in many areas of media and mass communications, Focal Press books keep you up-to-date and demystify ever-changing technologies to help you gain success. Check out the Focal Press store. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
"The premise of the book is true: it is a necessary but usually overlooked part of film sound." LARRY BLAKE, SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR/RE-RECORDING MIXER: FILMS INCLUDE "TRAFFIC", "ERIN BROCKOVICH" AND "OCEAN'S ELEVEN"
Bill Dannevik, Professor of Digital Media, USC Cinema-TV/Savannah College of Art & Design and Technical Manager of World Wide Dubbing, Disney Character Voices International
John Purcell's excellent book is a concise and detailed text on
the aesthetic and techniques of dialogue editing in the digital age. He
brings a wealth of knowledge of the entire production sound arc and how
dialogue editing significantly contributes to the process. Any filmmaker
who follows Mr. Purcell's methods will have gone a long way to producing a
very polished and professional sound track for their film."
the aesthetic and techniques of dialogue editing in the digital age. He
brings a wealth of knowledge of the entire production sound arc and how
dialogue editing significantly contributes to the process. Any filmmaker
who follows Mr. Purcell's methods will have gone a long way to producing a
very polished and professional sound track for their film."
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Absolutely brilliant.
This book is packed with insider tips, clearly drawn from years of experience. In my mind it is an essential read for everyone involved in sound post, and recommended for others to gain an understanding of the pressures and challenges facing the dialogue editor. Written in straightforward, often witty prose, it is very readable while maintaining the necessary level of technical content.
I really can't recommend it enough.
This book is packed with insider tips, clearly drawn from years of experience. In my mind it is an essential read for everyone involved in sound post, and recommended for others to gain an understanding of the pressures and challenges facing the dialogue editor. Written in straightforward, often witty prose, it is very readable while maintaining the necessary level of technical content.
I really can't recommend it enough.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Clearly phrased, easy to read, concise and extremely useful, this book is a step by step guide to every pop, crackle and roll of the core part of sound editing - making the dialogue heard. It also has a great overview of the context - how to transfer production sound from the picture editing room, what you'll need from production as well, favoured/time saving procedures and the required contacts in other departments of production (a crucial though rarely covered issue).
The basic feel is somewhere between a 'how to' guide and a master-class. The book covers a lot more than which plug-in gives you what or how to use your mouse. Anyone with a few basic concepts in editing would probably be able to give it a go him/herself, or at least have a very good clue on what should be done in order to get the job done, and done well.
It's also packed with illustrative materials of most dialog boxes and written materials you should run into while working.
I'd recommend it to editors (both picture and sound) and post production facilities (in case a producer might wander in and wonder what's the big deal with dialogue).
The basic feel is somewhere between a 'how to' guide and a master-class. The book covers a lot more than which plug-in gives you what or how to use your mouse. Anyone with a few basic concepts in editing would probably be able to give it a go him/herself, or at least have a very good clue on what should be done in order to get the job done, and done well.
It's also packed with illustrative materials of most dialog boxes and written materials you should run into while working.
I'd recommend it to editors (both picture and sound) and post production facilities (in case a producer might wander in and wonder what's the big deal with dialogue).
Format:Paperback
Really good in depth explanation of the whole process of editing dialogue.
You need some previous knowledge of the tools the author uses (ie protools) to understand everything.
The book is full of practical examples. It did help me get better dialogue out of my videos.
recommended
You need some previous knowledge of the tools the author uses (ie protools) to understand everything.
The book is full of practical examples. It did help me get better dialogue out of my videos.
recommended
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good on procedures; less so on techniques.
You should be aware when buying this book that it is a guide to the procedures involved in professional dialogue editing, within the larger post production process. Read more
Published 22 months ago by PanelSystem
They don't come any better than this
More practical and less philosophical than "The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound" by David Lewis Yewdall - which I heartily recommend - this book takes you step-by-step... Read more
Published on 26 April 2008 by Eddy Grabczewski
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Computing & Internet > Digital Lifestyle > Online Shopping > Amazon
- Books > Computing & Internet > Digital Music
- Books > Computing & Internet > Software & Graphics > Graphics & Multimedia > Animation & Multimedia
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Guides & Reference > Guides for Film-makers
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Production & Technology > Bestsellers
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Production & Technology > Computers & Film
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Production & Technology > Direction & Production
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Composers & Musicians > Classical Music > Purcell
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Performing Arts
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Television > Direction & Production
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
