| Description |
1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Media manuals |
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Media manuals.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. I'm all ears : theoretically! -- 2. Sound measurement -- 3. Camcorder : power and audio facilities -- 4. Camcorder : track selection and magnetic recording -- 5. Camcorder : sound levels -- 6. Camcorder : sound metering -- 7. Camcorder : external facilities -- 8. Mics : types in common location usage -- 9. Mics : cables and radio -- 10. Mics : placement with regard to speech -- 11. Mics : use of clip mic for seated interview -- 12. Mics : practical listening exercise (a) mic quality -- 13. Mics : practical listening exercise (b) mic placement and sound discrimination -- 14. Sound balance and location acoustics -- 15. Recording for the edit -- 16. Safety -- 17. Single person operation : mic placement overview and static operation -- 18. Single person operation : specific location scenarios -- 19. Single person operation : use of headphones -- 20. Single person operation : tracks, levels and practical exercise (c) -- 21. Single person operation : shooting -- 22. Sound recordist operation : mixer -- 23. Sound recordist operation : track selection -- 24. Sound recordist operation : mixing mics -- 25. Sound recordist operation : practical exercises (d) and (e) -- 26. Sound recordist operation : balancing -- 27. Sound recordist operation : pole operation -- 28. Sound recordist operation : multiple contributors -- 29. Stereo : mics and placement -- 30. Stereo : mixer -- 31. Live broadcasting -- 32. Digital sound -- 33. Timecode -- 34. Pre-location equipment check -- 35. Fault finding -- 36. Equipment -- 37. Mics : technical information and operational summaries -- 38. Call sheet details -- 39. Insurance. |
| Summary |
Annotation In the last decade a greater demand has been placed on cameramen to record sound as well as pictures on location. For anyone wanting to learn about the basics of recording sound, specific to single camera location work this book provides an ideal grounding. It covers the equipment a single operator would use, methods and examples of how to learn sound techniques and ways of successfully working alone. While it offers an account of audio theory, including post-production it also explains the essential audio technology basics. Covering typical techniques including live broadcasting, it teaches practical everyday instruction on what microphones to rig, how to sound balance everyday news, magazine and current affairs etc.<br /><br />Techniques are explained and laid out in an accessible format supported by diagrams and are organised in easy to browse topics for quick reference. The author's approach is clear yet comprehensive, offering real hands-on experience of the skills involved in broadcast audio. This manual is seen as a basic, practical introduction to tackling the problems of recording sound on location as a cameraman, thus providing the necessary experience and knowledge required of everyday operation.<br /><br />*Practical advice allows you to apply techniques to the real world<br />*Contains essential audio technology theory for a thorough grounding in the principles<br />*An accessible guide for everyday use. |
| Subject |
Sound -- Recording and reproducing.
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Video recording.
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Video Recording |
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Son -- Enregistrement et reproduction. |
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Vidéo. |
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video recording (process) |
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Sound -- Recording and reproducing |
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Video recording |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Grant, Tony. Audio for single camera operation. Oxford : Focal, 2003 9780240516448 (OCoLC)51107234 |
| ISBN |
9780080499598 (electronic bk.) |
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0080499597 (electronic bk.) |
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9781136054976 |
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1136054979 |
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9781136054983 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1136054987 |
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9781136054938 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1136054936 |
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9781138159259 (hardback) |
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1138159255 |
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