1st Edition

Foundations in Sound Design for Linear Media A Multidisciplinary Approach

Edited By Michael Filimowicz Copyright 2020
436 Pages 117 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

436 Pages 117 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

436 Pages 117 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to foundational topics in sound design for linear media, such as listening and recording; audio postproduction; key musical concepts and forms such as harmony, conceptual sound design, electronica, soundscape, and electroacoustic composition; the audio commons; and sound’s ontology and phenomenology. The reader will gain a broad understanding of... Read more

Series Preface – Michael Filimowicz

Volume Introduction – Michael Filimowicz

  1. The Nature of Sound and Recording – Andrew Knight-Hill
  2. Invisible Seams: the Role of Foley and Voice Postproduction Recordings in the Design of Cinematic Performances – Sandra Pauletto
  3. Media Management, Sound Editing and Mixing – George Kalliris, Charalampos A. Dimoulas, Maria Matsiola
  4. Audio Effects in Sound Design – Brecht De Man
  5. The Mix Stems: Voice, Effects, Music, Buses – Neil Hillman
  6. Mixing and Mastering – Paul Geluso
  7. Designing Sound for 3D Films – Damian Candusso
  8. Compositional Techniques for Sound Design – Sarah Pickett
  9. Music Theory for Sound Designers – Adam Melvin and Brian Bridges
  10. Leveraging Online Audio Commons Content for Media Production – Anna Xambó, Frederic Font, György Fazekas and Mathieu Barthet
  11. Sound Ontologies: Methods and Approaches for the Description of Sound – Davide Andrea Mauro and Andrea Valle
  12. Electroacoustic Music: An Art of Sound – Andrew Knight-Hill
  13. Electronic Dance Music in Narrative Film – Roberto Filoseta
  14. Soundscape Composition: Listening to Context and Contingency – John L. Drever
  15. From Feeling Vibrations to Building Audiovisual Scenes: The Perceptual Practice of Storytelling with Sound – Isabelle Delmotte

Index

Biography

Michael Filimowicz, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University and coeditor of The Soundtrack journal. He develops new forms of general-purpose multimodal and audiovisual display technology, exploring novel product lines across different application contexts including gaming, immersive exhibitions, control rooms, telepresence and simulation-based training. He has published across disciplines in journals such as Organised Sound, Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, Leonardo, Sound Effects, Parsons Journal for Information Mapping and Semiotica. His art has been exhibited internationally at venues such as SIGGRAPH, Re-New, Design Shanghai, ARTECH, Les Instants Vidéo, IDEAS, Kinsey Institute, and Art Currents, and published in monographs such as Spotlight: 20 Years of the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography, Reframing Photography and Infinite Instances. His personal website is http://filimowi.cz.