Theatrical design and production : an introduction to scenic design and construction, lighting, sound, costume, and makeup / J. Michael Gillette. by Gillette, J. Michael

Table of Contents: “…Production organization and management -- The design process -- A brief history of Theatre architecture and stage technology -- The stage and its equipment -- Style, composition, and design -- Color -- Mechanical drafting -- Perspective drawing -- Scenic design -- Tools and materials -- Scenic production techniques -- Scene painting -- Stage properties -- Lighting design -- Electrical theory and practice -- Lighting production -- Projections -- Costume design -- Costume construction -- Makeup -- Sound design and technology -- Drawing and rendering.…”

Master and commander : the far side of the world / Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures present ; directed by Peter Weir ; screenplay by Peter Weir & John Collee ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. ; produced by Peter Weir, Duncan Henderson ; a Samuel Goldwyn Films production.

Table of Contents: “…Special features: "The hundred days" comprehensive behind-the-scenes documentary; "In the wake of O'Brian" translating literary work to screen featurette; cinematic phasmids, special effects featurette; sound design featurette; interactive cannon demonstration; six deleted scenes; interactive multi-angle battle scene studies; conceptual art galleries; naval art gallery; technical drawings/blueprints; theatrical teaser and trailers.…”

The iTheatrics method : the quintessential guide to creating quality musical theatre programs / Timothy Allen McDonald ; Cynthia A. Ripley ; Marty Johnson. by McDonald, Timothy Allen, Ripley, Cynthia A., Johnson, Marty

Table of Contents: “…The creative team -- Time -- Talent -- Evaluating your technical resources -- Title -- How to license a musical -- Budgets -- Script analysis -- Design concepts -- Scenic design and props -- Costume design -- Lighting design -- Sound design -- Marketing and publicity -- Auditions and casting -- How to rehearse -- Teaching music -- Teaching dance -- Teaching scenes -- Putting it together -- Tech rehearsals (crew, schedule, and running rehearsals) -- Front of house -- Performance day -- Sustainability.…”

Sound for film and television / Tomlinson Holman. by Holman, Tomlinson

Table of Contents: “…Transfers -- ch. 10. Sound design -- ch. 11. Editing -- ch. 12. Mixing -- ch. 13. …”
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Practical art of motion picture sound / David Lewis Yewdall. by Yewdall, David Lewis, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…The Empowerment of Sound; Our Amateur Beginnings; The Passing of a Tradition and Coming of Age; Success or Failure; The Challenging Battlefield of Production; From the Set to the Laboratory; Picture Editorial and the Use of the Sound Medium; Temp Dubs and Test Screenings; Spotting the Picture for Sound and Music; Custom Recording Sound Effects; The Sound Librarian; Sound Design; Sound Editorial; Dialogue Editors; ADR and Looping; Foley; Nonlinear; The Music Composer; The Re-Recording Stage; Emerging Technologies; The Venerable Nagra.…”
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Understanding Steven Spielberg / by Beatriz Pena Acuna. by Peña Acuña, Beatriz

Table of Contents: “…Preferred elements in the sound design; 3.3. Preferred elements in the linguistic code; 3.4. …”
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Sounding composition : multimodal pedagogies for embodied listening / Steph Ceraso. by Ceraso, Steph

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : toward expansive listening and sonic composing practices -- Sounding out rhetoric and composition and sound studies : resonances, perturbations, provocations -- Sounding bodies, composing experience : (re)educating the senses -- Reverberation : my listening body -- Sounding space, designing experience : the ecological practice of sonic composition -- Reverberation : mapping sound -- Sounding cars, selling experience : sound design in consumer products -- Reverberation : sonic objects -- Conclusion : multimodal listening pedagogy and the future of sonic education.…”
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Making short films : the complete guide from script to screen / Clifford Thurlow. by Thurlow, Clifford

Table of Contents: “…An overview: Introduction to making short films ; A brief history of short films ; Careers -- Who does what: The script ; The producer ; The director ; The editor ; Finance and distribution -- Getting it made: Crewing ; Locations ; Casting ; Sound design ; Music and post-production ; Trade unions -- Interviews with filmmakers: Daniel Mulloy ; Jack Pizzey, documentary filmmaker -- Scripts: Broken ; Noise control ; G.M. ; Room eleven ; Greta May : the adaptation -- Useful information: Press kit ; Glossary of film terms ; Film festivals ; Useful addresses.…”

Documentary voice & vision : a creative approach to non-fiction media production / Kelly Anderson & Martin Lucas, with Mick Hurbis-Cherrier ; illustrations by Amy Saidens. by Anderson, Kelly, Lucas, Martin (Director), Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick

Table of Contents: “…Planning the shoot -- Organizing cinematic time and space -- The digital video system -- The lens -- Camera support -- Basic lighting for documentary -- Lighting and exposure: beyond the basics -- Sound basics and equipment -- Location sound techniques -- Location workflow and the process of digital editing -- Writing and Structuring the Documentary -- The art of editing -- Archival storytelling -- Sound design and finishing -- Finishing picture and mastering -- Distributing your documentary.…”

Composing interactive music : techniques and ideas using Max / Todd Winkler. by Winkler, Todd, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Advanced Techniques and Concepts. 8. Sound Design. 9. Score Objects: Compositional Strategies, Structures, and Timing Mechanisms. 10. …”

Designing sound : audiovisual aesthetics in 1970s American cinema / Jay Beck. by Beck, Jay, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Director case studies (1968-1976) Francis Ford Coppola: American Zoetrope and collective filmmaking -- Robert Altman's collaborative sound work -- Martin Scorsese's dialectical sound -- -- The Dolby stereo era (1975-1980) -- The sound of music: dolby stereo and music in the new American cinema -- The sound of spectacle: Dolby stereo and the new classicism -- The sound of storytelling: Dolby stereo and the art of sound design.…”

Voice & vision : a creative approach to narrative film and DV production / Mick Hurbis-Cherrier. by Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick

Table of Contents: “…From idea to cinematic stories -- The screenplay -- The visual language and aesthetics of cinema -- Organizing cinematic time and space -- From screenplay to visual plan -- Preparing for production -- The cast and crew -- The film system -- The digital video system -- The lens -- Camera support -- Basics of exposure -- Basic lighting for film and dv -- Lighting and exposure: beyond the basics -- Sound for production -- Location sound techniques -- On set procedures -- Set etiquette and production safety -- Postproduction overview and workflow -- The process of digital editing -- The art and technique of editing -- The sound design in film -- Cutting sound and working with multiple tracks -- Finishing, mastering, and distribution.…”

Voice & vision : a creative approach to narrative film and DV production / Mick Hurbis-Cherrier. by Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick

Table of Contents: “…From idea to cinematic stories -- Screenplay -- Visual language and aesthetics of cinema -- Organizing cinematic time and space -- From screenplay to visual plan -- Preparing for production -- Cast and crew -- Film system -- Digital video system -- Lens -- Camera support -- Basics of exposure -- Basic lighting for film and DV -- Lighting and exposure : beyond the basics -- Sound for production -- Location sound techniques -- On-set procedures -- Set etiquette and production safety -- Postproduction overview and workflow -- Process of digital editing -- Art and technique of editing -- Sound design in film -- Cutting sound and working with multiple tracks -- Finishing, mastering, and distribution.…”
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Voice & vision : a creative approach to narrative film and DV production / Mick Hurbis-Cherrier. by Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick

Table of Contents: “…-- Postproduction overview and workflow -- Principles and process of digital editing -- The art and technique of editing -- The sound design in film -- Cutting sound and working with multiple tracks -- Finishing, mastering, and distribution.…”

Designing sound : audiovisual aesthetics in 1970s American cinema / Jay Beck. by Beck, Jay, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Director case studies (1968-1976) Francis Ford Coppola: American Zoetrope and collective filmmaking -- Robert Altman's collaborative sound work -- Martin Scorsese's dialectical sound -- -- The Dolby stereo era (1975-1980) -- The sound of music: dolby stereo and music in the new American cinema -- The sound of spectacle: Dolby stereo and the new classicism -- The sound of storytelling: Dolby stereo and the art of sound design.…”
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Lowering the boom : critical studies in film sound / edited by Jay Beck and Tony Grajeda.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : The future of film sound studies / Jay Beck and Tony Grajeda -- The phenomenology of film sound : Robert Bresson's A man escaped / John Belton -- The proxemics of the mediated voice / Arnt Maasø -- Almost silent : the interplay of sound and silence in contemporary cinema and television / Paul Théberge -- The sounds of "silence" : dolby stereo, sound design, and The silence of the lambs / Jay Beck -- Sonic imagination, or, film sound as a discursive construct in Czech culture of the transitional period / Petr Szczepanik -- Sounds of the city : Alfred Newman's "street scene" and urban modernity / Matthew Malsky -- Film and the Wagnerian aspiration : thoughts on sound design and the history of the senses / James Lastra -- Asynchronous documentary : Buñuel's Land without bread / Barry Mauer -- "We'll make a Paderewski of you yet!" …”

Technical theater for nontechnical people / Drew Campbell ; illustrations by Darius Cheong, Kris Knekt, and Fernanders Koak. by Campbell, Drew

Table of Contents: “…Breaking it down: who does what -- Touring a new space: what to look for -- Space, texture, and "the statement": scenic design -- The tools of scenery: surface, texture, and tricks -- Lightning design: illumination, mood, and focus -- The tools of lighting: seeing the power -- Costume design: character, period, and function -- Costume construction: shopping, draping, and stitching -- Sound design: audible atmosphere -- The tools of sound: source, signal, and SPL -- Show control: why can't we all just get along? …”
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Cinematic game secrets for creative directors and producers : inspired techniques from industry legends / Rich Newman. by Newman, Rich

Table of Contents: “…-- Part 1: Cinematic Primer -- Chapter 1: The Production Process -- Chapter 2: Understanding Pre-Production -- Chapter 3: Production in the Game Industry -- Chapter 4: Post Production -- Part 2: Incorporating Cinematic Skills -- Chapter 5: Writer -- Chapter 6: Storyboard and Concept Art -- Chapter 7: Cinematography for Games -- Chapter 8: Producer -- Chapter 9: Casting -- Chapter 10: Directing -- Chapter 11: Sound Design -- Part 3: Creating Your Own Cinematic Project -- Chapter 12: Getting Started -- Chapter 13: The Game Business -- Chapter 14: Legal Issues -- Postmortem: Summing it All Up -- Appendix A: Extras -- Glossary -- Index.…”

Clio gold plus : best of 2003 / Clio Awards (Firm).

Table of Contents: “…(1:06) -- Classic-Hall of Fame (2:16) -- Automotive, Editing and Campaign (8:45) -- Automotive, Campaign, and Editing (3:33) -- Visual Effects; Alcoholic Beverages; Cinematography and Direction (3:53) -- Beverages/Non-Alcoholic; Animation-Computer (2:55) -- Animation-Computer, Sound Design and Visual Effects; Campaign; Home Products (2:32) -- Public Service, Direction and Animation-Film; Public Service (1:47) -- Student; Travel/Tourism; Campaign (2:27) -- Electronic Equipment; Utilities; Insurance (3:05) -- Campaign; Media Promotion; Media Promotion (2:55) -- Campaign; Direction (3:31) -- Apparel/Fashion (2:26) -- Grand Clio and Retail Stores (1:09)…”
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Analyzing popular music / edited by Allan F. Moore.

Table of Contents: “…Moore -- Popular music analysis : ten apothegms and four instances / Rob Walser -- From lyric to anti-lyric : analyzing the words in pop song / Dai Griffiths -- The sound is "out there" : score, sound design, and exoticism in The X-files / Robynn J. …”
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