The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, w. Audio-DVD

Chapter 1 The Empowerment of Sound; Chapter 2 Our Amateur Beginnings;
Chapter 3 Formerly titled The First Tuesday Night in February; Chapter 4 Success or Failure: Before the Camera Even Rolls; Chapter 5 The Challenging Battlefield of Production; Chapter 6 From the Set to the Laboratory; Chapter 7 Picture Editorial -- and the use of the Sound Medium; Chapter 8 Temp Dubs and Test Screenings: -- A Critical Objective View; Chapter 9 Spotting the Picture -- for Sound and Music;
Chapter 10 Custom Recording Sound Effects --The Real Fun and Adventure;
Chapter 11 The Sound Librarian : the curator of an audio empire; Chapter 12 Sound Design -- Myths and Realities; Chapter 13 Sound Editorial : Sync-sync -- Chop-chop; Chapter 14 Dialog Editors -- Hollywood's Unsung Heroes; Chapter 15 ADR -and- Looping -- Getting the Lips to Flap in Sync; Chapter 16 FOLEY : The Art of Footsteps, Props and Cloth Movement; Chapter 17 Nonlinear -- the Digital Workstation; Chapter 18 The Music Composer -- Audio Collaboration or Mud and Destruction; Chapter 19 The Rerecording Stage -- Predubbing and the Final Mix;
Chapter 20 5.1 -- Audio Restoration and Emerging Audio Technologies; Chapter 21 The venerable Nagra IV-S ( analog ); Chapter 22 The new recording hot-rod -the Nagra V (digital); Glossary of Terms

"If you're looking for the best source of knowledge and inspiration between two covers, you have only one choice: David Yewdall's 'Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound. Yewdall goes back and forth between step-by-step explanation of every part of the craft and reminisces on his career, all the while never forgetting the end product--the art." - Larry Blake, Mix Magazine "Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound" is a must-read for all students of sound, whether in film school, recording school or already working in the craft. More than that, it's a must-read for all students of film, and no doubt, a few directors and producers out there would benefit from a read." - Mix Magazine "I wish this book had been available when I was starting to make movies: there is probably no producer or director who will not benefit from David Yewdall's lucid and thoroughly practical explanation of creativity with sound, and the technical disciplines necessary to use sound as an art form." - Roger Corman, Concorde/New Horizons "The DGA should make this book required reading before their members could go out and work in the industry! This is the first time I have ever seen the subject presented in such a realistic and practical way that is written in a style that everyone can understand." - Jim Webb, Academy Award-winning Production Mixer and multi-channel expert "This is a book for ALL filmmakers, whether a budding 'in-the-trenches' sound editor or a producer/director who deigns to touch actual film. This book reveals HOW to achieve the creative soundtrack that the director reams of while actually saving money for the producer--and best of all, it's told in a witty, anecdotal style...A must read for both student filmmakers and the seasoned professional." - Richard Anderson, M.P.S.E. "The best book on the subject to date, hands down. Thanks Mr. Yewdall!" -Ken Trevenna, Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology