Production Sound Mixing · the Art and Craft of Sound Recording for the Moving Image (The CineTech Guides to the Film Crafts)

*Post Sound Design* provides a practical introduction to the fascinating craft of editing and replacing dialog, creating Foley and sound effects, editing music, and balancing these elements to a final mix. Based on years of experience and teaching this material to students at Drexel University, award-winning film composer John Avarese offers user-friendly knowledge and stimulating exercises to help compose story, develop characters and create emotion through skillful creation of the sound track. Starting each chapter with a real-life example, the textbook is structured in such a way to create a fundamental understanding of the physics and the biological foundation of hearing, and putting it into practice with suggested movie scenes demonstrating the discussed audio techniques. *Post Sound Design* engagingly demonstrates the individual areas essential to creating a soundtrack that will enhance any media production.