Sound for Film and Television, 3rd Edition

By Tomlinson Holman
Provides a thorough introduction to the fascinating field of recording, editing, mixing, and exhibiting film and television sound. It strikes a fine balance between aesthetic and technical content, combining theory and practice to approach sound as both an art and a science.

Audio Post Production for Television and Film, 3rd Edition

By Hilary Wyatt, Tim Amyes
A step-by-step guide to the professional techniques used to shape a soundtrack through the production process. Covering sound for both film and television, this edition includes many of the practical techniques and shortcuts used by experienced editors and mixers.

Sound for Digital Video, 2nd Edition

By Tomlinson Holman, Arthur Baum
Achieve professional quality sound on a limited budget! Harness all new, Hollywood style audio techniques to bring your independent film and video productions to the next level.

The Foley Grail, 3rd Edition

By Vanessa Theme Ament
This book teaches you how to master classic and cutting edge Foley techniques in order to create rich and convincing sound for any medium, be it film, television, radio, podcasts, animation, or games.

Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures, 2nd Edition

By John Purcell
Produce professional level dialogue tracks with industry-proven techniques and insights from an Emmy Award winning sound editor. Gain innovative solutions to common dialogue editing challenges such as room tone balancing, noise removal, perspective control, finding and using alternative takes, and even time management and postproduction politics.

Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, 4th Edition

By David Lewis Yewdall
Relies on the professional experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople to provide a comprehensive explanation of film sound, including mixing, dubbing, workflow, budgeting, and digital audio techniques.

Hollywood Sound Design and Moviesound Newsletter

By David Stone
As film students and younger fans experience "Big Hollywood Sound" in Imax presentations and digital theaters, many are also discovering action and adventure movies made well before they were born. There is a legacy to be enjoyed in the sound of these films: Blockbuster movies of the ‘80’s, and ‘90’s are notable for the extraordinarily dramatic impact of their sound mixing, and the way in which it could immerse audiences in a surrounding space. During this period, a small group of sound professionals in Hollywood wrote and published a critical journal about the craftsmanship, new technology, and changing aesthetics that excited conversation in their community. Their work has been edited and compiled here for the first time.

Sound Design for Low & No Budget Films

By Patrick Winters
Don’t let your indie film be sabotaged by bad sound! One of the weakest technical aspects of a low or no budget short or feature film is usually the sound, and in Sound Design for Low and No Budget Films, author Patrick Winters explains what filmmakers need to do to fix that.

Sound and Image: Aesthetics and Practices

By Andrew Knight-Hill
Brings together international artist scholars to explore diverse sound and image practices, applying critical perspectives to interrogate and evaluate both the aesthetics and practices that underpin the audiovisual.

Designing with Sound

By Amber Case, Aaron Day
In this practical guide, Amber Case and Aaron Day explain why sound design is critical to the success of products, environments, and experiences.

Immersive Sound

By Agnieszka Roginska, Paul Geluso
Provides a comprehensive guide to multi-channel sound. With contributions from leading recording engineers, researchers, and industry experts, Immersive Sound includes an in-depth description of the physics and psychoacoustics of spatial audio as well as practical applications.

Nonfiction Sound and Story for Film and Video

By Amy DeLouise, Cheryl Ottenritter
This book guides nonfiction storytellers in the art of creatively and strategically using sound to engage their audience and bring stories to life.

The Technique of Film and Video Editing, 4th Edition

By Ken Dancyger
Provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor.

The Videomaker Guide to Video Production, 4th Edition

By Videomaker Magazine
Provides information on all of the latest cutting edge tools and techniques necessary to help you shoot and edit video like the pro's. Learn about equipment, lighting, editing, audio, high definition, and all aspects of video from the leading experts on videography!

Voice & Vision, 3rd Edition

By Mick Hurbis-Cherrier
Written for independent filmmakers and film students who want a solid grounding in the tools, techniques, and processes of narrative film, this comprehensive manual covers all of the essentials while keeping artistic vision front and center.

Techniques of Visual Persuasion: + Create powerful images that motivate

By Larry Jordan
Shows how to use images to grab the viewers attention long enough to powerfully share a message and move them to action.

Documentary Voice & Vision

By Kelly Anderson, Martin Lucas
This comprehensive work combines clear, up-to-date technical information, production techniques and gear descriptions with an understanding of how technical choices can create meaning and serve a director’s creative vision.

Women in Audio

By Leslie Gaston-Bird
Women in Audio is a valuable resource for professionals, educators, and students looking to gain insight into the careers of trailblazing women in audio-related fields and represents required reading for those looking to add diversity to their music technology programs

The Guide to Managing Postproduction for Film, TV, and Digital Distribution, 3rd Edition

By Barbara Clark, Susan Spohr, Dawn Higginbotham, Kumari Bakhru
Offers a clear and detailed overview of the postproduction process, showing readers how to manage each step in taking a film, TV, or media project from production to final delivery, from scheduling and budgeting through editing, sound, visual effects, and more.

Writing the Short Film, 3rd Edition

By Patricia Cooper, Ken Dancyger
This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process- from conception, to visualization, to dramatization, to characterization and dialogue- and teaches them how to create a dramatic narrative that is at once short (approximately half an hour in length) and complete.

Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, 4th Edition

By Jay Rose
You’ll learn practical, time-saving ways to get better recordings, solve problems with existing audio, create compelling tracks, and boost your filmmaking to the next level!