film
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Hearing Film: Tracking Identifications in Contemporary Hollywood Film Music Anahid Kassabian Music is central to any film, creating a tone for the movie that is just as vital as the visual and narrative components. In recent years, racial and gender…
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The Coming of Sound Douglas Gomery The coming of sound to film was an event whose importance can hardly be overestimated; sound transformed not only the Hollywood film industry but all of world cinema as well. As economic and film…
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Sound Theory, Sound Practice Rick Altman Sound Theory/Sound Practice is divided into three major sections: Theoretical Perspectives, Historical Speculations, and Neglected Domains. The entire volume is marked by a revised understanding of cinema and particularly film sound. Individual essays cover…
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Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art John Purcell 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,…
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The Fundamentals of Sonic Art and Sound Design Tony Gibbs Sound is all around. In movies. On TV. On the radio. Now the idea that sound can be an artistic medium in its own right is shaking the art world.…
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The Sounds of Early Cinema (Early Cinema in Review: Proceedings of Domitor) Richard Abel & Charles F. Altman The Sounds of Early Cinema is devoted exclusively to a little-known, yet absolutely crucial phenomenon: the ubiquitous presence of sound in early…