1/4″ audiotape, 14
5.0 surround, 214
5.1 sound format, 498–500, 501, 506
7-Series sound devices, 101–102, 189
24-track 2” tape, 50
35-mm combat Eymo, 11
frame perforations in, 140
photographic, 127
syncing and, 140
transfers from, 137
100 Moey gear head, 11
A
AB projection reels, 31
The Abyss, 160
Academy. See Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
British, 419
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 19–24, 253, 282
Acetate base, 552
Acmade edge-coding machine, 118
Acoustic instruments, 467
Acoustics, 552
Actors
ADR liked/disliked by, 370
boom operator relations with, 84–85
channels and, 68
microphone placement on, 58–59
ADC, 552
ADR (Automatic dialog recording), 50, 361, 368. See also ADR Supervisor
cueing lines of, 374–375, 378–387
cutting, 400
practice exercise in, 369, 569–570
Pro Tools and, 373
re-recording and, 401
room tones and, 86
transfers, sound editor and, 354
ADR Protection Report, 392–393
AES (Audio Engineering Society), 552
Aircraft carrier effect, 461
Airplanes, custom recording, 204–206
Airport, 212
Alignment, 552
All in and Mix approach, 294–295
All the President's Men, 92–94
Ambiance, 552
fill presence, 61, 86, 359–361
American Movie Classics, 376
American National Television System Committee (NTSC), 132, 134
Amerika, 489
Amplification, 552
Analog, 552
Anderson, Richard, 20, 247, 265–266, 429
Andromeda Strain, 189–190, 406
Anechoic chamber, 552
Animals, 204
Animation feature anecdote, 30–33
Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits, 282
Apogee converters, 137
Army of Darkness, 11
collaborative, 262
colorization as, 510, 518, 520
dialog editing as invisible, 345, 362–363
Foley as, 439
tools v., 155
Articulation, 552
Artman, Wayne, 359
Asperity noise, 552
Attenuate, 553. See also Cable attenuation
Audience
Foley and, 432
language for targeted, 377
Audio, 504
event list, 16
Audio analyzer, 553
Audio art form, 24
Audio CD sound libraries, 308–309
Audio fatigue, 553
naming/renaming, 232, 238–239, 246–247
converting 10 dB, 355
Audio technologies, emerging colorization and, 509–524
sound restoration/preservation, 505–510
Auditions, mixer, 314
Automated dialog replacement. See ADR
Automated digital recording supervisor, 285
Avery, Dwayne, 328
The Aviator, 47–48, 205, 362, 521–522
Awards, 19, 23–24, 94, 95, 187, 259. See also Academy Awards
B
Back to the Future, 265
hard drive media, 50
production recording and, 63–64
Balanced connectors, 553
Baldwin, Adam, 192
Balestier, Bruce, 129
Bandwidth, 553
for smart slate, 78
wireless microphone, 84
Battle Beyond the Stars, 256, 257, 362, 412
Bavaria Studios, 261
Beach, Michael, 414
Beck, Austin, 414
Beethoven, 21
Best Sound award, 94, 95, 187, 259, 486
Best Sound Editing award, 22, 209, 259, 419
British, 419
Bias, 553
Bi-directional microphones, 70
Big Sound concept, 254–255, 338
Bimbaum, Elisha, 14
Bit rate, 553
Black, Shirley Temple, 516, 523
Black Stallion, 334
Blooping ink, 553
Blu-Ray technology, 226
BNC connector, 553
Boehler, Hurley, 205
Bolger, Jack, 402
Boom, 554
Boom box, 18
Boom operator, 26, 41, 58–59, 79, 81–85, 323, 554
Boom techniques, 79, 80–82, 323. See also Subwoofers
Bounce-to-disk, 554
Boundary microphone, 554
Boyd, John S., 477
Brain, left/right, 17
Brainstorm, 503
Bratton, Bob, 190
Brennan, Walter, 404
British Academy award, 419
Budget, 25, 26, 27, 30–40, 126, 161, 283, 318–319, 320. See also Low-budget strategies
collateral costs and, 30–33, 37, 401
production sound, 44–46, 321–322
schedules and, 372–373, 472–473
Burtt, Ben, 255
C
Cable, 322
balanced/unbalanced, 554
Cable attenuation, 554
California Split, 92
Camera crew, 114
Camera operator, 61
Cameras, 11
65-mm, 10
report, 114
unblimped, 26
under/over cranking, 69
video, 322
Cameron, James, 160
Campbell, Chuck, 419
Cantar X. See Aaton Cantar-X
Capacity, 554
Capra, Frank, 512
Car bys, 198
Car sounds. See Vehicle sounds
Car stunts, 192
Cardioid microphones, 70, 71, 566
Cardioid response, 554
Carman, David, 406
Carpenter, John, 27, 169, 170, 178–179, 192–194, 252, 257–258, 278, 298, 331
Carradine, David, 178
Carver, Steve, 182
Cary Grant Theatre at MGM, 28
Casablanca, 512
Casari, Derek, 389
Cast budget, 52
Cast list, 291
Causey, Tommy, 27
CCIR Nagras, 554
CGI. See Computer-generated image
Chain Reaction, 39–40, 171, 329, 424
Chalmers, Kitty, 161
A Christmas Wish, 523
Click track, 554
Clipping, 554
Clockers, 163
Cloud, Smokey, 265
The Cock and Bull Story, 112
Code book, 144, 145–147. See also Encode
Colette system, 73
Colin-Broad streamer, 369, 383
Collateral costs, 30–33, 37, 401
Communication equipment budget, 44
Compander, 554
Comparative medium recordings, 62
Completion bond companies, 472
Compressor, 554
Computer-generated image (CGI), 169–170
Condenser mic, 555
Connector, 554
Converters, D-A/A-D, 137
Convolution, 276
Coonfer, Wade, 290
Corman, Roger, 36, 164, 256, 257, 278, 412
Costs. See also Budget; Fees back-up, 33–34
fullcoat, 50
hidden, 38
picture, 473
Cox, Joel, 185
Craftsperson, 45, 166, 339, 503
Crescent notching, 300
Crew
camera, 114
Crichton, Michael, 189
Crimewave, 11
Critical studies, 3
Cross-talk, 555
Cue control, 555
Cues. See Cue control; Dialog cues; Foley cues; Music cues; Picture cues; Sound cues
Curtiz, Michael, 66
Custom FX Recordist, 47
Custom recording, 41, 43, 181–217, 218, 337
animals, 204
multiple points of view, 202–203
Cutting
ADR, 400
nonlinear/conform, 118–121, 126
Cyborg, 161
D
DA-88 8-channel recorders, 91, 137, 436
Dailies/daily rolls, 44, 115, 116, 139–147
Dances with Wolves, 486
Darkman, 11
DAT (digital audio tape), 555
recorders, 62, 67, 137, 224–226
Data entry, 126, 147. See also Code book
DAW systems, 450
The Day the Earth Stood Still, 256
Daylight, 277
A Death in the Family, 60
Deathsport, 416
De-clicking, 346
Decoder, 555
Degaussed, 555
Denecke smart slate, 77
Desilu Studios, 404
actors’ performance and, 362–363
equalizing/volume graphing in, 363–364
OMF and, 329, 350–352, 358–359
quality control, 346
Dialog editor. See also Dialog supervisor
dialog track layout and, 354–355
low-budget strategies and, 337
OMF use by, 329, 350–352, 358–359
Dialog mixers, 41, 43–44, 175, 371–372
Dialog recording, 30, 56–58, 92, 112–113. See also ADR
Dialog/dialog tracks, 29, 41, 44, 354–364
spotting sessions and, 174, 175
Digital, 555
convolution and, 276
dailies and, 44
Foley and, 424
print mastering and, 55, 494–496
standards, 129
Digital Dreams, 330
Digital recorders, 100–113, 137
Digital recording, 58
transfers and, 129
Digital technology, 34, 63, 154–155, 290, 555. See also Nonlinear systems
audio file drives for, 448
speakers for, 445
Directivity index, 555
Director, 148, 151, 158, 159, 172. See also Assistant director
budget and, 320
re-recording process and, 482–483
vision of, 176
Director of photography (DP), 82, 83
Direct-to-disk digital recording, 95–100
Direct-to-picture, 403. See also sync-to-picture approach
Discrete, 555
Distortion, 18, 237, 555–556, 557
Diversity reception, 556
Doctor Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, 505
Dolby SR channels, 39
Doppler effect, 201
Douglas, Jack, 155
Douglas, Kirk, 404
DP. See Director of photography
Dracula, 261
Dreamscape, 418
Dreyfuss, Richard, 85
Drifting, 10
Drop-frame, 556
Drop-frame time code, 136, 556
Drop-out, 556
DSP functions, 556
Dual Capsule stereo microphone, 88
Dual Diaphragm, 556
Dubbing. See also Predubbing; Temp dubs
reel-to-reel, 54
Dummy head stereo, 556
ADR-looping boot camp exercises, 569–570
Foley boot camp exercises, 572
slide shows, 569
Dynamic range, 556
Dyslexia, 126
E
Eastman Kodak 8-mm spring-wind camera, 7
Edit Decision List (EDL), 120, 349–350
Editing, 7, 9, 47, 49. See also Dialog editing; Picture editing
Flat-bed, machines for, 163
nonlinear platforms for, 442–458
EDL. See Edit Decision List
Electro-Voice, 277
Emmy, 19
Emulsion, 556
Encode, 556
Encoders, outboard A to D, 137
The Enforcer, 185
Entertainment
Equalization, 272. See also Nagra IV-S; Parametric equalizer
volume graphing and, 312–313, 363–364
Equalizer
graphic, 557
Escape From New York, 21, 54, 169, 192, 269, 271, 278, 362
backgrounds for, 302
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, 419
Exciter lamp, 556
Extreme Measures, 433
Eymo camera, 11
F
Fabric, 84
Fade tests, 226
Fader/fader pot, 479
Fandango, 265
Fantasia, 138
Feedback, 557
Fejos, Paul, 66
Field recording, 90–91, 101, 213–214
The Fifth Element, 294
Fill presence, 61, 86, 359–361
8 mm, 12
edge code/key code on, 117–118
foreign mix/M&E for, 55, 496–497
nonlinear platform v., 144, 151, 154–155
soundtrack formats for, 494–496
television conversion of, 134
The Final Countdown, 247, 248, 249
Final mix, 492. See also Print mastering
backgrounds and, 303
predubbing and quality of, 52, 54, 171
Final soundtrack
production mixer and, 63
spotting sessions and, 173–174
Fine print, 38
Fire, Foley effect for, 428
FireWire devices, 104
First assistant picture editor, 162
First assistant sound editor, 283–284, 354
Fish-pole microphone boom, 79, 80–81, 82
Flat-bed editing machines, 163
Flick, Donald, 421
Flick, Stephen Hunter, 247, 266–269
Flutter, 557
custom, 433
exercises, DVD, 572
low-budget strategies and, 329, 341
Pro Tools and, 424, 426–427, 433–439
sound effects’ creation and, 419
supervising editor for, 417–419
Foley artists, 287, 404–407, 422–423
Foley stage, 28, 137, 287, 405
design of, 408
time budget for, 52
Foley stage recordist, 425
Foley's Room, 404
Footage, 154
Ford, Harrison, 429
Ford, John, 148
Foreign mix/M&E, print mastering, 55, 496–497
Frame, 132–137, 292, 304–305, 462, 560
flash-out, 139
perforations, 140
rates, 135
Frank & Jesse, 505
Franklin, Carl, 35–36, 328, 486
French Resistance, 8
Frequency response, 557
Friedman, Thomas L., 520
G
Gain, 557
Gain brain, 557
Generators, background noise of, 25
Genre, budget and, 320
“The Germans Wore Gray, You Wore Blue,” 511–512
Gibson, Mel, 202
Gifts, 15
Glass, Bob, Jr., 346
Glass, Foley effect for, 428
Goldblatt, Mark, 150–151, 153, 154
Golden Reel Awards, 19
Golden Seal, 411
Goldsmith, Jerry, 160, 470, 471
Goldwyn Studios, 182
Gossett, Lou, Jr., 359
Grand Theft, 266
Graphic equalizer, 557
Grass, Foley effect for, 428
Gray noise, 202
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, 156
Great Triangle Formula, 35, 319
Group Walla, 50, 52, 53, 302, 399–400, 557
Guide-track, 30, 125, 347, 355
Guns of Navarone, 9
H
The Happy Valley Kid, 14
Hard drives
back-up, 50
budget line-item/sound editorial budget for, 50
external, 289
Zaxcom Deva V-Digital Recorder, 96
Harmonic distortion, 557
Harryhausen, Ray, 521
Hawaii 5-O, 328
Head mixer, 481
Head room, 557
Head wear, 52
Heart-shaped pick-up pattern, 70, 71
Hells Angels, 522
The Hellstrom Chronicles, 419
Heman, Roger, 402
Hercules, 16
Heston, Charlton, 256
Hiddal, Petur, 110
High pass filter, 558
Hirose connector, 558
Hissing, dialog, 29
Hitchcock, William, Sr., 402
Horner, James, 463
Howard, Ron, 266
Howell, Lee, 329
Hughes, Howard, 523
The Hunt for Red October, 467
Hunter, Ross, 212
Hydrogen jet car, 49
Hyperawareness, 17
Hypercardioid microphone, 70, 71
Hytti, Antti, 254
Hz (hertz), 558
I
IEEE Spectrum, 511
Image frequency, 558
Image rejection, 558
Impedance, 558
India, 520
Information header, 64–65, 314–315
Inputs, 558
Instruments, recording acoustic, 467
Interface I/0, 444
Inter-filling, 61
Interlock, 558
Internet, test screening and, 169
Inventory databases, sound effect, 243–247
ISDN, 393
It's a Wonderful Life, 511
J
Jack plug/socket, 558
Jacob's Ladder, 162
Jam sync, 558
Jargon, 5
The Jazz Singer, 403
Jingle All the Way, 430
Johnny Got His Gun, 156
Johnson, Jon, 264
Jordan, Tim, 201
Jussi award (Finnish), 95
K
Kastner, Stan, 477
KEM, 558
Kennedy, George, 212
Key edge numbers, 117–118, 350
kHz (kilohertz), 558
King, Richard, 209–210, 263–264, 274–275
King, Zalman, 162
Klark-Teknik equalizer, 231, 273
Kleiser, Randal, 466
Kubik, Lawrence, 27
Kulczycki, David, 373
Kuortti, Matti, 94
L
Labor, 283
budgeting, 47
Lacey, Ronald, 429
Lancaster, Burt, 212
Language, appropriate use of, 375–377
Larson, John, 171
Laser Fire, 308
Last frame of action (LFOA), 292
Last frame of picture (LFOP), 292
Layback, 559
Layback drive (transport), 31
Lazy man's cradle, 81
Leaders
Lee, Steve, 218
Left brain/right brain, 17
Legal issues, 176
Legato, Rob, 522
Legionnaire, 268
Leigh, Janet, 274
Leno, Jay, 84
Leonard, Terry, 27
Leviathan, 298
LFOA. See Last frame of action
LFOP. See Last frame of picture
Libenson, Patricio, 275
Lights, boom operator and, 82–83
Limiter, 559
Linear numbering system, 223–224
Loan, Lindsay, 381
Lobar (pick-up pattern), 559
Lone Wolf McQuade, 182
dialog recording using, 394–397
Looping rooms, 367
Lord of the Rings, 277
Low-budget strategies, 318–344
Lowe, Rob, 346
Lubitsch, Ernst, 66
Lynch, David, 334
M
Magna-Tech, 559
Magnetic emulsion, 13
Magnetic film transfers, 54
Magnolia, 275
Mag-stripe
technology, 155
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, 209–210, 263–264
Master shots, 82
Mastering
cutting backgrounds and, 303
Mauser rifle Protool session, 268
Maynes, Charles, 185, 202, 272, 275–277
McLaughlin, Chris, 92
McTiernan, John, 467
M&E (monitoring and evaluation), 341, 358
print mastering and, 55, 496–497
Meters
Michigan State University, 14
Microphone boom, 79, 80–83, 323
Microphones, 75, 546. See also Boom operator; Boom techniques
bi-directional, 70
boundary, 554
budgeting for, 25
condenser, 555
moving-coil (dynamic), 71, 559
music recording, 76
pressure gradient, 562
response, 563
Schoeps, 73–74, 75, 76, 214, 215, 327
shotgun, 70, 71–72, 77, 80, 563
split, 68
techniques in production sound use of, 81–85
transducer, 565
water-proofable, 277
X-Y configuration of, 87
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), 559
Military terms, 6
Milius, John, 466
Miller, George, 362
Mini-Shotgun. See Hyper-cardioid microphone
Misinformation, 2
Mix, 21, 54. See also Final mix; Remixes
Mixers, 373–374. See also Production mixer; Recording mixer; Sound mixer
auditions, 314
dialog, 41, 43–44, 175, 371–372
re-recording, 312, 313, 481–484, 489–490
sound designers as, 488
sound effects and, 41
flowchart for re-recording, 485–487
sound editorial and, 282
Mixing console, 476, 478, 487–488
Mohr, Hal, 66
Monaural (monophonic), 325–327, 559
Monitoring, 559. See also M&E field recordings, 90–91
Monitors, 559
Moon over Parador, 85
Moonbeam Riders, 188
“Moonlight Sonata,” 21
Moore, Millie, 152, 153, 154–158
Moore, Terry, 522
Morrow, Vic, 361
Moscow on the Hudson, 299, 362, 400
Mosley, John, 334
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings, 376, 377
Moving-coil (dynamic) microphone, 559
Moviola, 15, 157, 174, 220, 559
MR8 technologies, 137
MR16 technologies, 137
M-S stereo, 559
Multichannel mastering, 239–241
Multi-gang synchronizer, 139
Multiple microphones, budgeting for, 25
Music
function of, 468
licensed, 473
collaboration and, 461, 465–466
foreign sales pressuring, 473–474
Music editor, 463–464, 470–471, 477
Music mixer, 482
Music score
notations for, 471
sound effects and, 460–462, 471
N
NAB (National Association of Broadcasters), 559
Nagra
1/4” machines, 62, 91, 215, 428
forerunner of, 155
analog/digital recording collaboration with, 525
capstan/pinch roller of, 535
control panel-center front of, 540–542
control panel-left front, 542–544
control panel-right front, 535–540
designation chart for, 528
frequency attenuation selection on, 541
line selector on, 542
maintenance for, 551
microphone connector/inputs, 546
mono/stereo selector, 542
phantom power selectors on, 547
phase selection for, 547
pilot track recording/playback, 549
playback mode of, 538
power supply for, 548
recording positions on, 537–538
rewind/fast forward with, 532–533
right flank/output side of, 547–548
speed/equalization selector for, 530–531
stock for, 526
sturdiness of, 525
synch signal on, 541
Nagra V. See this book's website.
The Naked Jungle, 256
Necronomicon, 14
Negative cutting, 120
Negative key edge numbers, 350
Neumann microphones, 77, 88–90
Neve Logic 2 console, 476, 477
Newman, Alfred, 464
cancellation, 559
cleaning out, 229
clothes and, 217
gray, 202
Noise gate, 560
Nondrop-frame time code, 136–137, 560
Non-interlocking sound gear, 9
Nonlinear systems, 122
for dialog editing reprinting, 353–354
interface I/0, 444
picture editing using, 144, 151, 154–155, 156, 157, 159, 175
Pro Tools editing and, 442–458
as technology, limits/value of, 156, 157, 159, 202, 290, 372
Norris, Chuck, 182
Norton Utilities software, 227–228, 448
NTSC. See American National Television System Committee
Nuendo 3 media production system, 450–458
O
Ohm, 560
Olney, Susan, 510
OMF (Open Media Framework) procedure, 45, 120, 121, 291, 455, 560
data entry and, 126
dialog editing and, 329, 350–352, 358–359
EDL and, in Pro Tools sessions, 350
low-budget strategies/features and, 329
Postconform v., 354
Omnidirectional microphones, 70–71, 560
On-camera production, 56
One False Move, 328–329, 414, 486–487
Open Media Framework. See OMF
Optical head, 560
Optical sound, 67, 219–220, 404
Oscar, 22
The Outlaw, 522
Output, 560
Output settings, 121, 123, 125, 548–549
Overmodulation, 225
Overtones, 560
P
Pad, 560
Pakula, Alan, 92
Pan pot, 560
Pan pot controllers, 323–325, 327
Parametric equalizer, 480, 560
Parikka, Pekka, 26, 57, 94–95, 254–255
Parlow, Rick, 329
Passion, 5
Pause button, 13
Peak season, 36
Peckerwood Canyon, 303
Perfectone, 155
Perkins, Jeffrey, 486
Perreault, Andre, 477
Phase, 561
The Philadelphia Experiment, 428
Photographic film, 35-mm, 127
Photography. See also Optical track
working with director of, 26
Pick-up pattern, 70–77, 559, 561
Picture
big-budget v. low-budget, 318–319
cost of today's, 473
ratings, language and, 376, 377
silent, 403
Picture assistant, 145–146, 147
Picture editing, 121–122, 138–166
continuity supplied by, 291–292
digital recording compatibility with, 58
nonlinear systems and, 144, 151, 154–155, 156, 157, 159, 175
OMF and, 121
sound syncing process in, 139–147
transfers to, 44–45, 115, 120, 121
Picture editor, 117, 122, 123, 124, 148–151, 152
budget and, 320
first assistant to, 162
second/multiple, 156
young, 157
Picture lock outputs, 123
Picture title, 67
Pilotone, 352
The Pink Fuzzy Nightgown, 522
Pipe test, 303
Playback, 556
Pleasance, Donald, 178
Plug-in budget forms, 40
PNO. See Program number
Polar pattern, 561
Polarization voltage, 561
Poledoruis, Basil, 464–467, 473
Pollard, Sam, 163
filter, 562
Porter, Terry, 138
Portman, Richard, 374
Post, John, 406–407, 416, 418, 430–431
Postproduction, 331. See also Transfers
code book and, 144
dialog editing quality control before, 346
facilities, 50
looping, 56
supervisor, 33
time codes and, 132
video/picture dupes and, 289
Potter, Eric, 189, 203, 240, 275
Preamp, 562
Predubbing
Preproduction, 27, 118, 125, 151–152
Presence. See Fill presence
Presence peak, 562
Pressman, Michael, 156
Pressure gradient microphone, 562
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, 19–20, 22
Print mastering. See also Workprint
foreign mix/M&E for, 55, 496–497
re-recording process and, 492–497
Pro Tools/Pro Tools sessions, 30, 229, 232
192 expansion cards, 444
ADR and, 373
audio file protocol using, 237
dialog transfers in, 353
Digidesign fading in, 301
as dominant nonlinear editing platform, 442–443
EDLs/OMF in, 350
Foley and, 424, 426–427, 433–439
interface I/0, 444
Laser Fire and, 308
Mauser rifle, 268
QuickTime movie transfers in, 289, 290, 355
vehicle sequence in, 309
Production audio source, 291
Production FX recordist, 41
Custom, 47
ADR and, 365
equipment used by, 44, 62, 111–112
final soundtrack and, 63
sound effects and, 188
challenge/goal of, 113
Production sound
Production track
listening carefully to, 371–372
spotting sessions and, 174–175
Program number (PNO), 67, 68, 561
Projectionist, 142
Projectors
sound-on-sound, 13
Vari-speed, 13
Prop department, 83. See also Prop rooms
Prosky, Robert, 201
Proximity effect, 563
Pull-down effect, 134
Quadraphonic, 563
Quality control. See also M&E
dialog editing, 346
QuickTime
Pro Tools transfers from, 289, 290, 355
sync issues and, 290
R
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 286
The Real Cancun, 163
The Real World, 163
Realism, 9
Reality sound, 9, 270–272, 277
Recording. See also Custom recording; Dialog recording; Digital recording; Re-recording process
+6 dB, 423
acoustic instruments, 467
ADR, speed of, 373
flat, 400
Foley stage recordist and, 425
group walla, 400
presence, 86
saturation style, 225
wild track, 43, 85–86, 213, 329
Recording device, in information header, 65
Recording formats, sound mixer choosing best, 57–58
Red Shoe Diaries, 162
Reefer Madness, 519
Reels, 290
AB projection, 31
time budgeting for, 54
Reeve, Christopher, 362
Reiner, Rob, 473
Remastering, 508
Remixes, foreign, 261
Remote location looping, 397–398
Reprinting
Re-recording mixer, 312, 313, 481–484, 489–490
sound editor and, blending of, 331–335
supervising sound editor as, 338–341
Re-recording process, 175, 272–273, 476–497
ADR and, 401
head mixer in, 481
mixers in, 312, 313, 481–484, 489–490
mixing console of, 476, 478, 487–488
music editor and, 477
music mixer in, 482
predubbing tactical flow in, 484–487
Response, 563
colorization and, 516
Retransferring, 251
Rice, Steve, 362
Richards, Charlene, 418
Right brain/left brain, 17
Rivas tape splicer, 563
Road Warrior, 202
The Rookie, 377
Room rentals, 47
Roulo, Karin, 424
Rózsa, Miklós, 464
Russell, Jane, 522
S
Sales, Leander, 149–150, 163–164, 165–166
Sample rate, 563
Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 20, 22
The Sands of Iwo Jima, 510
Saving Private Ryan, 275
Scene-Angle-Take information, 78
Scene/take reference data, 67
code book entry of, 145
time code/other, 45
Schedules
postproduction, 154, 171, 173–174
Schell, Maurice, 165
Schoeps microphones, 73–74, 75, 76, 214, 215, 327
School Daze, 165
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 475–476
Scorsese, Martin, 522
Screening, 54, 115, 116, 151, 167–169
Script
budget and, 320
lined, 291
Scrubbing dialog track, 346
Sennheiser MKH60 microphone, 73
Sennheiser 416 microphone, 94
Sensor-interactive technology, 503
Separation, sound cue, 299
Sequence sheets, dialog editing, 347–349
She, 521
Shock mount, 79
Shoes, Foley, 416
Shotgun microphones, 70, 71–72, 77, 80, 563
Show Boat, 403
Show kits, 336
Sibilance, 563
Signal cancellation, 563
Signal conversion, 10 dB, 355
Signal process device, 272, 560
Signal processing, 363
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), 564
Sikorski, Joe, 189–190, 212, 404, 406
Silence, 21
Silent era, 403
Simpson, George, 177
Slate, 60, 61, 64, 564. See also Smart slate
Slate marker, 139
Slide shows (DVD), 569
Smart slate, 69, 77–78, 353, 564
SMPTE, 564
Socket. See Jack plug/socket
Software
Dolby encode, 501
nonlinear, 122
Nuendo postproduction, 450–458
Sonic Solutions, 346
Sound
accidental, 431
advent of optical, 403
audience acceptance of, 402–403
clutter, 57
layering, 252
library, 39
magnetic stripe, 13, 120, 127–128
metal, Foley and, 412
off-source, 87
over polishing, 272
palette, 336
photographed, 220
preservation/restoration, 505–510
reality v. entertainment, 9
striping, 13
synchronous, early efforts at, 10
Sound apprentice, 284
Sound cues, 16, 219, 223–224, 250
Foley, 28
separation of, 299
American, 255
illusion and, 278
subtlety in, 270
worldizing/re-recording and, 272–277
Sound designer, 252–254, 277, 284–285
as mixer, 488
Sound Designer II software, 239
Sound Devices 7-Series, 100–101, 189
Sound director, 55
Sound editing
in 1960s, 9
low-budget strategies for, 328–331
spotting sessions and, 173–174
temp dubs and, 170
Sound editor, 221–222. See also Sound designer; Supervising sound editor
re-recording mixer blending with, 331–335
sound effects recorded by, 190–192
cut list development in, 293–294
low-budget strategies for, 318–344
mixing and, 282
organization and, 317
preparation techniques in, 294–317
sound effects and, 285
turn-over process in, 288
Sound effects, 285, 336. See also Custom recording; Foley; Foley stage
access drive for, 449
career in, 189
contract for, anecdote, 39
custom Foley, 433
drive management of, 449
Foley, 419
for hydrogen jet car, 49
inventory databases for, 243–247
mixers and, 41
overprocessing, 230
prerecorded, 9
transferring, 219
unions and, 191
Sound effects editors, 285–286, 293
being own, 218
Sound libraries, 39, 218–251, 337
audio file protocol and, 237–239
catalog databases for, 247–250
CD-ROM/DVD-R technology and, 226–228
inventory databases for, 243–247
mixed-medium synchronous mastering for, 240–243
multichannel mastering for, 239–241
sound effects mastering and, 230–237
storage mediums in, 218–219, 226–228
upgrading, 96 kHz/24-Bit, 250–251
original material in possession of, 63
supervising sound editor and, 320–321
Sound One, 14
Sound report, 65–66, 67–69, 114
Sound stages, 144
Sound transfer, breaking down, 140
Sound utility. See Cable man
Sound-Effects Editing Award Rules Committee, 20
Sound-on-sound projectors, 13
Soundtrack. See also Production track
direct-to-picture, 403
final, success/failure of, 25, 288
lowering levels of, 21
misunderstanding of, 255
temporary, 288
Soviet Union, 467
Sparticus, 404
Speakers
in digital workstation, 445
theatrical format for, 498–501
underwater, 277
Special effects
old-fashioned, 144
custom recording/sound effect, 186, 188–190
Spherical-audio, 504
Spielberg, Steven, 173, 183–185, 187, 190, 201
ADR accessibility in episode by, 361
Hall on, 470
dialog track and, 174
SRT, 564
Stallone, Sylvester, 277
Stand by Me, 473
Starship Troopers, 49, 234, 295, 335
Start mark, 143
Stepper. See Foley artists
Stereo
dummy head, 556
M-S, 559
Stereo capsule microphones, 88, 89
Stock
Nagra IV-S, 526
Stoker, Bram, 261
Stone, David, 171
Storage, sound library, 218–219, 226–228
Storr, Karola, 260
Storytelling, Foley and, 430
Stripe for Transfers line item, 50, 51
Subwoofers (baby booms), 499
Super 8-mm, 13
Supercardioid microphone, 70, 71–72
Supervising Foley editor, 417–419
Supervising sound editor, 20, 23, 176, 279, 281–283, 564
custom recording and, 186, 218
labor requirements/budget issues and, 283
not listening to, 28
as re-recording mixer, 338–341
spotting session notes of, 176–177
Surround speakers, 500
Sweet, Ken, 181, 252–253, 361–362
Sync (synch), 5, 13, 87, 287, 290, 564
ADR/Looping in dialog, 365–401
eyeball, 10
Foley and, 287
jam, 558
looping technique for dialog, 365–368
Sync generator, 564
Sync-block. See Synchronizer
Synchronization
frame, 134
Synchronizer (sync-block), 132, 143, 163, 298, 565
Synchronous sound, 10
Syncing
Sync-to-picture approach, 405
Synth score, 464
Syriana (Warner Bros.), 110
T
Talkies, 403
Talvisota: The Winter War, 26, 57, 94–95, 254–255
Tamiroff, Akim, 274
Teams
custom recording in, 203
in low-budget strategies, 338–339
Technical disciplines, 3, 32, 44, 63, 144
Technicians, craftsperson v., 45
Technicolor Weddington, 129
Technology, 34, 63. See also Audio technologies; Digital technology; Nonlinear systems
Blu-Ray, 226
digital, 34, 63, 154–155, 290, 555
magnetic stripe, 155
MR8/MR16, 137
nonlinear, 156, 157, 159, 202, 290, 372
old, 138
relying on, 262
sensor-interactive, 503
supervising sound editor's role and, 333
Television
film conversion to, 134
home, 421
language restrictions on, 375–376
reality, 163
time code and, 132
VITC in, 136
Temp dubs, 36–38, 159, 169–172, 464
Temp mix, 174
Tempest, 360
Ten-Ten cue technique, 313
Terror Tract, 63
THD (total harmonic distortion), 565
Theater Sound Inspection Committee, 23–24
Them, 256
The Thing, 27, 170, 178, 252, 298
supervising sound editor's position and, 331–333
Third man. See Cable man
Three Stooges, 12
THX, 35
Time budget
for Foley stage, 52
screening, 54
Time code, 77, 78, 131–137, 550–551, 565
ADR use of, 369
digital recorders and, 102, 103
first, 132
rates, 135
scene/take reference data, 45
in sound report, 69
television and, 132
video transfer specifications of, 135–136
VITC, 566
Tonemeister, 16
Tools, art form v., 155
Topic-Roll-Cue System, 223
Topper, 510
Trans-Am, 43
Transducer, 565
Transducer microphone, 75
Transfer bay, 565
Transfer engineer, 352–353, 354
Transfers, 49
35-mm, 137
ADR, 354
dialog editing techniques for, 353–354
digital, 129
drop-frame, 136
magnetic film, 54
picture editorial, 44–45, 115, 120, 121
sound preservation and, 507
telecine v. digitized, 123, 290
Transport drive. See Layback drive
Troutman, Jim, 168, 187, 330, 489
Trumbo, Dalton, 156
Turner, Ted, 512
20th Century Fox, 265
Twilight Zone: The Motion Picture, 182, 361, 471
Tyrannosaurus rex CGI, 169
U
Uher model 1000 ¼” tape deck, 9–10
Unions, sound effects and, 191
Unit production managers (UPM), 40
Universal Studios, 403
V
Van Cleef, Lee, 271
Vari-speed projector, 13
Varney, Bill, 21
Vehicle sounds
custom recording, 192–203, 310
Verhoeven, Paul, 466
Video
cutting nonlinear from, 123–125
phantom power and, 322
pop, 292
transfers, 45, 135–136, 289, 290
Video cameras, 322
Visual memory, 157
VITC (vertical interval time code), 136, 566
Volume graphing, equalizing and, 363–364, 312–313
VU meter, 18, 129, 130, 208, 566
W
Walt Disney Studios, 138
War of the Worlds, 189, 190, 201, 256, 374
Wardrobe, microphones and, 85
Washington Post newsroom set, 92
Water pit, Foley stage, 410, 411
Watt, 566
Wavelength, 566
Wayne, John, 510
Weapons
in sound recording, 83
Weather, 25
Weddington Productions, 218, 219, 225
Weddington Sound Effects Library, 247–248
Weitzman, Bernie, 513
Wells, Vernon, 202
Whittaker, David, 277–278, 279
talking during, 213
Williams, John, 462
Williams, Robin, 362
Winterbottom, Michael, 112
Wipe Cue technique, 313
Wise, Robert, 189–190, 256, 402
Foley and, 406
Wolfgang, Erich, 459
Wolfman, Ed, 16
Workstation, 47
transfer exports, 49
Wow, 566
WT. See Wild tracks
Wyler, William, 148
X
Xena, 16
XLR, 566
Y
Yapp, Jeff, 516
Z
Zaxcom, 100