Books DVD: Sound for Film and Television by Barry Green, David Jimerson

Sound for Film and Television - In film and video, sound is 70% of what you see on the screen. Nothing makes a production seem more amateur than bad sound. However, it's also one of the easiest things to get right.

Through detailed explanations, hands-on demonstrations, and tongue-in-cheek cinematic illustrations, Emmy-winning producer Barry Green and professional sound recordist Matt Gettemeier guide you through the fundamentals for getting great sound in your film or television project. They'll get you on the right road to professional-sounding audio, from two very simple but extremely important recording techniques which will solve nearly 80% of your audio problems, to choosing the correct microphone for your project and the right way to handle your microphones on set, to building a basic audio kit and using it properly.

You'll learn the most common mistakes and how to avoid them. You'll learn to overcome problems such as echo and background noise. You'll learn how to properly mic and boom a scene. Then, once you've got great audio recorded in the field, David Jimerson explains the basics of audio post production, walking you through an edit and demonstrating audio sweetening techniques to really polish your soundtrack.

With over two and a half hours of instruction, Sound for Film and Television will get you on your way towards achieving great audio.