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    SOUND EFFECTS   
    - Radio, TV, and Film  

    by Robert L Mott 

    1990 Focal Press 

    Sound effects like music or dialogue, are links in the sound chain. Knowing how and when to use each of these elements to its best advantage is often the difference between a succeful or disappointing endeavor.   

    This bok explores aspects of the craft, ranging from the techniques used in Shakespears Globe Theater to the challenges and expectations of today's radio, TV, and film studios.  

     

    Contents: 

    Chapter 1  


    A HISTORY OF SOUND EFFECTS (p 1 - 39) 
    • The Beginning of Radio Drama
    • The Discovery of Sound Effects
    • The Pioneers
    • The Visual Directors
    • Sound Effects Became Recorded
    • Radio's Intensive Teamwork
    • Some Famous Sound Effects Openings
    • The Theater of Mind
    • A History of Television Sound Effects
    • The Impact of Sound
     

    Chapter 2  


    SOME BASICS OF SOUND (p 40 - 52) 
    • A History of Sound
    • The Electron
    • Visualizing Sound
    • The Sound Wave
    • Echo and Reverberation
    • The Way We Hear
    Chapter 3 

    WHAT IS A SOUND EFFECT? (p 53 -70) 
    • Pitch
    • Timbre
    • Loudness
    • Attack
    • Sustain
    • Decay
    • Speed
    • Rhythm
    • Utilizing All the Components
    Chapter 4 

    THE CATEGORIES OF SOUND EFFECTS (p 71 - 86) 
     
    • Natural Sound
    • Characteristic sound
    • Comedy sounds
    • Comedy styles
    • Cartoon sounds
    • Fantasy
    Chapter 5 

    STUDIO AND POST SOUND EFFECTS EQUIPMENT (p 87 - 114) 
    • The Television Sound Effects Studio
    • Sound Effects Console
    • Microphones
    • Reel-to-reel Tape Machines
    • Cart Machines
    • What Else Have You Got!!?
    • Equipment for Post Production
    Chapter 6  

    CREATING SOUND EFFECTS (p 115 - 138) 
    • Creating Sound Effects
    • Live Sound Effects
    • Computerized Sounds
    • Vocalized Sound Effects
    • Creating a Sound That Does Not Exist
     

    Chapter 7 


    RADIO SOUND EFFECTS (p 139 - 154) 
    • Writing the Radio Sound Effects Script
    • Acting with Sound Effects
    • The Radio Director
    • Mixing a Radio Show
    Chapter 8  

    SOUND EFFECTS FOR TELEVISION (p 156 -180) 
    • Writers
    • Acting and Sound Effects
    • Directors and Producers
    • Assistant Directors
    • Control Room Sound System
    Chapter 9  

    SOUND EFFECTS FOR FILM (p 181 -191) 
    • The Production Crew
    • The Sound Editors
    • Successful Sound Effects Editing
    • Location Sounds
    • Manipulating Reality
    • Spatial Confinement
    Chapter 10  

    FOLEYING (p 192 - 201)  
    • Some fundamentals
    • Miking the Sounds
    • Why Foley?
    • The Foley Stage
    • Some Precautions
    • In Conclusion 

    SOUND EFFECTS - Radio, TV, and Film  
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