Soundtrack Success, A Digital Storyteller's Guide to Audio Post-Production is a non-software-specific guide to the entire realm of audio postproduction, with particular attention paid to fixing problems, sweetening sound, and pulling together a complete soundtrack. Learn how to use dialogue, voiceover, walla, backgrounds, sound effects, Foley, and music. Whether you make narratives, documentaries, news shows, training videos, podcasts, games, or some other media, sound has a great impact on what people see, believe, and remember.
This book provides information and instruction on how to use all of the leading sound editing software tools. Filmmakers, editors, game developers, commercial directors, and animators will learn how to deliver effective, professional-sounding soundtracks. Discover how to record, edit, mix, master, and deliver high-quality and high-impact soundtracks. This book includes a chapter on how to find work in the sound editing industry.
1. Crafting the Quintessential Soundtrack
2. Audio Aesthetics
3. What Is Sound?
4. Workflow
5. Location Matters
6. Microphones
7. Building the Location Sound Kit
8. CYA Tips
9. Hearing Sound
10. Making and Recording Sound
11. Make Sound Sound Better
12. Audio-Post Workflow Tips
13. Voiceover
14. Recording ADR and Walla
15. Editing Dialogue
16. Sound Effects
17. Foley and Backgrounds
18. Sound Effects in Use
19. Music
20. Mixing
Index