Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures

ISBN: 0415828171

Author: Purcell, John

Condition: New

Produce professional level dialogue tracks with industry-proven techniques and insights from an Emmy Award winning sound editor. Gain innovative solutions to common dialogue editing challenges such as room tone balancing, noise removal, perspective control, finding and using alternative takes, and even time management and postproduction politics.In Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures, Second Edition veteran film sound editor John Purcell arms you with classic as well as cutting-edge practices to effectively edit dialogue for film, TV, and video. This new edition offers:A fresh look at production workflows, from celluloid to Digital Cinema, to help you streamline your editingExpanded sections on new software tools, workstations, and dialogue mixing, including mixing "in the box"Fresh approaches to working with digital video and to moving projects from one workstation to anotherAn insiders analysis of what happens on the set, and how that affects the dialogue editorDiscussions about the interweaving histories of film sound technology and film storytellingEye-opening tips, tricks, and insights from film professionals around the globeA companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/purcell) with project files and video examples demonstrating editing techniques discussed in the bookDont allow your dialogue to become messy, distracting, and uncinematic! Do dialogue right with John Purcells all-inclusive guide to this essential yet invisible art.