Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures A Guide to the Invisible Art

Name: Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures A Guide to the Invisible Art
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ISBN: 9780240809182

ISBN-10: 0240809181

ISBN-13: 9780240809182

Edition: 2007

Authors: John Purcell, Dominick Tavella

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Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This is a book for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or video but were never taught how to do it. It goes step by step through the process and covers all the workflows you are likely to encounter. Efficient working practices are emphasized throughout, so you learn to save time and avoid needless repetition. Many dialogue editors are hobbled by a lack of understanding of the non-sound aspects of filmmaking. Unlike editors who cut effects, backgrounds or Foley, a dialogue editor's work is directly…

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 5/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 382
Size: 7.56" wide x 9.25" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

John Purcell is an Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing at Griffith University, Australia, a Visiting Professor at Bath University School of Management, UK, a Deputy Chairman of the Central Arbitration Committee, and an arbitrator with ACAS, UK.



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments



What Is Dialogue Editing?



No One Works in a Vacuum-How to Know Where You Fit into the Filmmaking Process



A Quick Look at Picture Editing



The Sound Department



Getting Sound from the Picture Department to the Sound Department



Burn-Ins, File Names, and Backups



Screening the OMF/PostConform-The Spotting Session



Managing Your Time



Getting Started on Dialogue Editing



Now, the Actual Editing



Image, Depth, and Perspective



Damage Repair



Production FX and Guide Tracks



Conformations



ADR



Editing Production Sound for Documentaries



Preparing for the Mix



The Mix


Afterword



Dialogue Editing in a Nutshell



Track Template for a Typical Small Film's Dialogue


Glossary


Bibliography


Index