- 1. Budgeting for Nagra audiotape stock
- (Tips & Tricks)
- ... are out of the audiotape business. The last report was that BASF had licensed RMGI to produce a version of 468... but the last tape dealings that I had were well over a year ago, so I do not know what ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 2. Editors Lounge mtg Friday Mar 23, 2018
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... Lounge is excited to bring you another installment of the annual discussion panel that seeks to shed light on current and future trends of the post-production industry, from both a technology and a business ...
- Created on March 05, 2018
- 3. For week ending April 16, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... keep on reading ALL of the articles in your Reading List. Although we are a couple of weeks behind our syllabus, you will note that the scheduling for topics is loose or repetitive during the last weeks ...
- Created on April 13, 2021
- 4. For week ending Dec 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... RE-15 handheld dynamic mic 6) You are mixing an exterior scene (feature film) on a grassy knoll near a picturesque cathedral. A few hundred yards away is a busy freeway (noise!!!) Two actors stroll hand ...
- Created on December 04, 2020
- 5. For week ending Dec 4, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... attendance on the 4th is optional, and we will not take roll. But this is stuff that you will never see printed in a textbook. As per our syllabus, there are two remaining short projects. Both of these ...
- Created on November 21, 2020
- 6. For week ending Feb 06, 2013
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- Continue on with the readings, as assigned in the syllabus. You should also be working on, or completing, the Assignment 2: camera movement which is a video assignment. Remember that the assignment must ...
- Created on February 03, 2013
- 7. For week ending Feb 1, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... download the Google Drive docs (the link is on the syllabus) and un-zip the contents to your hard drive. Then copy the un-zipped docs to your portable media so that you can bring it to class and install ...
- Created on January 28, 2018
- 8. For week ending Jan 29, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... process will actually take, although my appointment is very early morning.) All of you should download our Spring 2021 syllabus which was emailed to you, but can also be found on this website in the College ...
- Created on January 22, 2021
- 9. For week ending Jan 30,2013
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- ... mostly from the MI side (music industry); although there is a smattering of film/video sound as well. Every major manufacturer in the music and recording business is there with a booth; the show is HUGE. ...
- Created on January 28, 2013
- 10. For week ending Jan 31, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... that contains the syllabus and upcoming lectures. Good class last Friday. One person still has not registered from those who asked for permission numbers; but that is his problem, not ours. If you are ...
- Created on January 29, 2020
- 11. For week ending March 5 ,2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... in the Reading List. Note that you should be ahead of our syllabus in terms of reading! The articles tend to be short, so you should be able to just plow right through them. And don't forget to read the ...
- Created on February 28, 2021
- 12. For week ending March 6, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... class for misc preparation and dept business. So probably plan to show up at 08:30. You should not need much time, since you are now familiar with the questions. Our topic this week is Microphones! ...
- Created on February 29, 2020
- 13. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... grassy knoll near a picturesque cathedral. A few hundred yards away is a busy freeway (noise!!!) Two actors stroll hand in hand about ten yards, camera dollies to maintain a consistent frame. Figure on ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 14. For week ending Sept 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- A pause, in memory of those who perished on 9-11.... Last Friday, we got off to a good start. Learning the business of Prod Sound and the make-up of the Sound Dept. This week we will continue that topic, ...
- Created on September 05, 2020
- 15. For week ending Sept 15, 2017
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Today's topic will be a departure from the syllabus. Instead of the scheduled lecture topic, we will jump ahead to learning the Mackie 1402 mixing panel. The reason for the change is that on Friday, there ...
- Created on September 12, 2017
- 16. For week ending Sept 20, 2017
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- Monday: open computer lab. Read/review your Pro Tools textbook while practicing on the Getting Familiar with Pro Tools exercise. Read, try. Read, try. Work through all of the chapters along with the two ...
- Created on September 18, 2017
- 17. For week ending Sept 22, 2017
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... in the syllabus: Priorities of the mixer. Hierarchy of mic techniques. By this time in the semester, there are NO MORE EXCUSES for not having signed up for this website. You will be expected to sign in ...
- Created on September 18, 2017
- 18. For week ending Sept 4, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Our topic for the next couple of weeks is Professional Approach, including Production planning, crew responsibilities, salaries, rental houses, etc. This covers a lot of the business side of production ...
- Created on August 30, 2020
- 19. For week ending Sept 6, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Welcome to our new and returning CTVA students. Last week was our first session. This coming week we will get down to the BUSINESS (pardon the pun) of learning about Prod Sound. Our topic is Professional ...
- Created on September 01, 2019
- 20. For weeks ending Nov 29 and Dec 6, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... already reviewed. Please read and re-read your syllabus re the projects. All team members must turn in their materials in the same envelope (per project). All team members must have all of their names ...
- Created on November 27, 2019
- 21. Infocom 2019 - Orlando FL
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... shuttle buses will be provided from the convention center and hotels in the InfoComm room block. Audio Demo Rooms Experience audio equipment the way it’s meant to be heard (without the noise of the show ...
- Created on March 23, 2019
- 22. John Cleese Comedy Awards(entries)
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... Monty Python films, has also produced his own series of successful humorous business training videos through the UK–based firm, Video Arts. Our Cleese Award is one of six Special CINDY Awards. Others ...
- Created on December 24, 2014
- 23. LAPPG Mtg March 12, 2015 Los Angeles
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... for everyone’s favorite day, April 15th, come and get the scoop on how you can save yourself and your business money and get your questions answered. Tony will be discussing: * Top 5 Entertainment Industry ...
- Created on March 03, 2015
- 24. List of Film Festival Call for Entries
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... independent cinema, hosted within one of the most celebrated... Bucknell University Student Film Festival (BUSFF) Call for Entries The Bucknell University Student Film Festival (BUSFF) invites submissions ...
- Created on February 01, 2014
- 25. NAMM 2012 Anaheim CA
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... per). You cannot buy a badge on-site without lots of documentation that you are entitled (as a Dealer or Educator). Paperwork includes a business license, resale license, proof of employment, etc. Best ...
- Created on December 29, 2011
- 26. New 664 recorder from Sound Devices
- (Product Announcements)
- ... 664 has six input channels and four output bus channels, all recordable for a total of 10-tracks. Other features include Ambient time code, intuitive menus via color LCD interface, multiple mic/line output ...
- Created on September 12, 2012
- 27. Re: Lighting Workshop Friday Feb 22
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- Lighting workshop with Colin was pretty cool. Mostly review of 3-point lighting, but got to see 250 lights for the first time. Had a lot of interesting info to share with everyone on how the business works ...
- Created on February 27, 2013
- 28. Seeking picture editor and sound editor
- (Looking For Crew)
- ... the on-set abuses of Stanley Kubrick, or correct misconceptions of film series, such as the idea that Star Wars was planned in detail from the beginning. While film theorists like David Bordwell are an ...
- Created on March 31, 2020
- 29. Sound Crew needed for senior thesis film
- (Looking For Crew)
- ... be willing to help. Our film is about a dancer who overcomes an abusive relationship through dance. In addition, I am also looking for female sound crew in order to make sure that our majority female talent ...
- Created on April 10, 2016
- 30. Sound Mixers Flea Market - Los Angeles 3
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... and the gear we love. • Host Trew Audio will be open for business. • All Sales are between the buyer and the seller. • Sellers will be allowed in early to set up their table. Organizers will contact you ...
- Created on February 04, 2016
- 31. The Tragedy at Newtown, CT.
- (Hangin' Out by Craft Services....)
- ... Bushmaster was on “full automatic.” None of the witnesses I’ve heard describe anything like automatic fire. If it was full auto, that is yet another law broken. Statements like Dietl’s are ignorant ...
- Created on December 22, 2012
- 32. Upcoming film festivals call for entries
- (General Questions)
- ... APRIL 18-20, 2019. Submissions are now open!... FEST New Directors New Films Call for Entries » Attention all Filmmakers: Call for Films for FEST 2019 is Open... Columbus International Film & Animation ...
- Created on October 23, 2018
- 33. Windscreens for lavaliers
- (Tips & Tricks)
- Most official windscreens for lavaliers are pricey. Having spent most of my professional life in the business of using, losing, or multilating the little buggers... I have found some inexpensive solutions. For ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 34. Sample Syllabus
- (Category)
- Created on October 23, 2022
- 35. Syllabus
- (CTVA 358)
- Quick Navigation Course Information Texts Attendance Grading Criteria Office Hours Fees COURSE SYLLABUS for CTVA 358 Advanced Film Sound - Spring 2021 [downloadable pdf] Note: The ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 36. Syllabus
- (Sample Syllabus)
- Quick Navigation Course Information Texts Attendance Grading Criteria Office Hours Fees COURSE SYLLABUS for CTVA 358 Advanced Film Sound - Spring 2021 [downloadable pdf] Note: The ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 37. ProTools: Interface or Bus
- (Post Production)
- A confusing area for novice Pro Tools users is the distinction between the choice of “interface” or “bus” when selecting inputs and outputs for audio tracks. The term “interface” relates to a piece ...
- Created on September 20, 2016
- 38. Syllabus
- (CTVA 250)
- Quick Navigation Attendance Grading Criteria Sound Stages Film Equipment Course Feedback Free Resources COURSE SYLLABUS for CTVA 250 Fundamentals of Film Production [downloadable pdf] ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 39. Syllabus
- (CTVA 230)
- Quick Navigation Attendance Grading Criteria Sound Stages Film Equipment Course Feedback Free Resources COURSE SYLLABUS for CTVA 230 Fundamentals of Audio Production [downloadable ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 40. Syllabus
- (Chapman)
- Quick Navigation Course Information Texts Attendance Grading Criteria Office Hours Fees COURSE SYLLABUS for FTV534 and FTV329 : Production and Set Management - Advanced Production Sound ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 41. Off-road 101: Anatomy of a Trail Run
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... other, and echo instructions. Sometimes, the Leader may engage the group in a trivia game or discuss a point of interest; answer briefly and be ready to yield the mic back to your Leaders for trail business. ...
- Created on November 05, 2022
- 42. There is more to learning Filmmaking than filmmaking.
- (For Students)
- ... and document your business related finances. Never forget that SHOW BUSINESS is not just a show, but a business. As a freelancer or short-term employee – it is now your annual business (regardless if you ...
- Created on January 18, 2022
- 43. We don’t do this as a hobby!
- (For Students)
- ... bussing tables at the new minimum wage of $15/hour. Even if, somehow, the equipment package was paid for separately by the producer -- $500 per day for 10 days per month does not add up to very much ...
- Created on January 28, 2021
- 44. NAB moved to October 9-13, 2021
- (News)
- ... drive results, but one that can be produced safely for all involved and without significant limitations on the experience. Taking all of this into account and in the interest of supporting the business, ...
- Created on September 09, 2020
- 45. Terms of Use
- (Legal)
- AGREEMENT TO TERMS These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and EQE Media & Consulting Group, doing business as ...
- Created on July 23, 2020
- 46. COVID-19 and Why you should NOT postpone your college education
- (For Students)
- ... art, and business aspects. It is about being pointed in the right direction, so that you know what you need to continue mastering on your own. What instructional videos to watch on the internet, what ...
- Created on May 28, 2020
- 47. Room Tone vs Background tracks
- (Sound Design)
- ... set sounds nothing at all like the crowded, busy, and noisy soundstage it was during the take. What we needed to record was an RT that perfectly matched the conditions on the set DURING filming. To ...
- Created on May 27, 2020
- 48. College Advising Season
- (For Students)
- ... much useless once you get past algebra. Accounting, on the other hand, is something you will use throughout your adult life in this industry. Show Business is a business. Money flows, and money must be ...
- Created on February 11, 2020
- 49. Added production value… Re-enactors!
- (Production Planning)
- ... would come off on screen more believably than tinsel town posers. Civil war blockbusters such as Glory and Gettysburg utilized hundreds of weekend warriors to stage epic battlegrounds and encampments. ...
- Created on April 14, 2019
- 50. Choosing a good film school
- (Networking)
- ... ever use Calculus and Trig as a filmmaker, but keeping track of your finances & business expenses is essential. Contract Law and Entertainment Law is obviously quite useful. Look though the college course ...
- Created on July 03, 2018
- 51. Reconnecting to Quicken to update banking transactions
- (Fred's Blog )
- Being a professional sound mixer entails more than just mixing audio; you also have to maintain a business! Keeping good financial records is a must, and many of us utilize either Quicken or QuickBooks ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 52. Using your production recording tracks strategically
- (Recorders)
- ... as to content. The mix levels were done by a “sound mixer” at a mixing panel. So if you are just getting started in this business, do not call yourself a “recordist”. It may sound hip to the uninformed, ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 53. Active Shooter scare at CSUN
- (Editorial)
- ... kept guns around.When I was 6 years old, I used to travel the Phila subway and busses in and out of downtown by myself. I doubt if parents would feel comfortable letting their young children travel alone ...
- Created on February 19, 2018
- 54. Williams-Sonoma
- (Fred's Blog )
- Everyone is this business knows that Hollywood is fueled by coffee. For nearly a year, our home office has been satisfied by our Breville Grind Control coffee maker that we pruchased at our local Williams-Sonoma ...
- Created on October 09, 2016
- 55. Basic Audio for Indie Project
- (Production Planning)
- ... important factor of their creation. Just take a look at any blockbuster at the cinema and you’ll get the point. Sounds, music and the atmosphere of the film are just as important as the screenplay, acting ...
- Created on July 14, 2016
- 56. Free Call Sheet software
- (Production Planning)
- ... production files. The cloud-based SaaS puts the emphasis on more robust contact management and file storage for filmmakers and agencies. It offers creatives an online call sheet creator that optimizes ...
- Created on June 04, 2016
- 57. Our link to Ron & Nancy Reagan
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... this at work to my soundmixer mentor, Dean Gilmore. He said that he knew someone who could help, and then pulled an old business card from his wallet and punched in the number on a desk phone. He greeted ...
- Created on March 08, 2016
- 58. How to Fix "could not save as because volume not found (-35)" in Pro Tool
- (Post Production)
- ... bad clip to an unused bus. We then created a new track, with that bus as the input. It was then a simple matter of arming the new track, solo-ing the bad track, and then re-recording the bad section (containing ...
- Created on December 04, 2015
- 59. Film, TV, or New Media?
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... That field of communication is split between the “bean counters” and the “geeks”, so they say. The business model of the internet revolves around Marketing, SEO (search engine optimization), and statistical ...
- Created on September 15, 2015
- 60. Link to the 695 Quarterly
- (Networking)
- ... "bust" the shot and digitally remove boompoles and microphones from the frame. This technique is currently used on wide, static shots -- where the need is the greatest, while the technical difficulty of ...
- Created on September 01, 2015
- 61. To toke or not to toke
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... that myth. Sure, it can be abused. But on the same token, there is a world of difference between being a full time alcoholic versus enjoying a few sips of wine at dinner a couple nights a week. The big ...
- Created on March 01, 2015
- 62. ADR templates & beeps
- (Post Production)
- ... also recently completed work on the the mini-series Mile High Jungle, a National Geographic series about the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Denver, and their efforts to rescue abused circus lions from Panama ...
- Created on August 22, 2014
- 63. Good source for cables
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... 4:10:42 PM Shipping Method Norco Overnite: Next business day Estimated Shipping Date 5/16/2014 Product Qty. Price Total 85 ...
- Created on May 20, 2014
- 64. Class Schedule
- (CTVA 358)
- WEEKTOPICS 01/24 First day of class. Course description. What is Production Sound? Why learn production sound? 01/31 Professional Approach to Prod Sound. Pre-production. Rental houses. ...
- Created on January 14, 2014
- 65. Trick or Treat
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... dropping off some simple munchies (unless you have just come back from working on a blockbuster budget production -- then you could be lavish!). Some day in the near future, you may need these people ...
- Created on October 07, 2013
- 66. TASCAM DR60 4-track recorder
- (Recorders)
- ... In addition, you can even take an audio monitor feed from the DSLR and bring it into the headphone monitoring bus of the DR-60d. The DR-60d has a built-in monitor mixing bus that allows you to listen ...
- Created on July 29, 2013
- 67. A Fit of Anger
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... we spend an inordinate amount of time stressing the importance of the SOUND MIXER to personally order the gear, and to personally prep the gear at the rental house at least half a business day (working ...
- Created on June 03, 2013
- 68. Film Festivals vs Trade Shows
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... and stuff your business card into a pocket bulging with the hundreds of other business cards collected since breakfast. Am I just being cyncial? Skeptical? Or a realist? You will have a good time. ...
- Created on June 12, 2012
- 69. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- It has been said that if you were to ask 300 professional sound mixers to describe their idea of a perfect soundcart, you would get at least 500 different answers! Everyone in this business has ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 70. Sound Effects Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... business, it is to be expected that sound mixers will have multiple ways of doing things. To say that one person is completely right and that another is completely wrong would be childish and unprofessioal. ...
- Created on February 15, 2012
- 71. Student Projects
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... at least basic production quality, and superb audio. The audio was the most important aspect, since this is a class about production audio! The syllabus went into great detail about what was expected ...
- Created on December 15, 2011
- 72. Birns & Sawyer stops renting sprocketed film cameras
- (Industry Happenings)
- Dear Friends & Colleagues: It is with mixed feelings that we will be exiting the 16 & 35mm film camera business after 57 years. Nevertheless, our success with RED Mysterium X, ARRI Alexa, CANON ...
- Created on October 18, 2011
- 73. Thoughts about Steve Jobs
- (Editorial)
- ... (a strategy that I recommend to all of my students who are trying to get started), and soon wound up trading my literary and marketing skills in return for learning the real business of big-time sound ...
- Created on October 07, 2011
- 74. Equipment Emporium is now FilmTVsound
- (News)
- ... and Educators should take a look at how Fred has integrated the site with his curriculum. Students have easy access to the syllabus, reading list, and lecture notes. Over in the Forum, there is a section ...
- Created on September 13, 2011
- 75. Recollections of 911
- (Editorial)
- ... I had done work for in the past. I let him know that he could consider me on stand-by if he needed assets to cover something in the San Fernando Valley. Secure at my business, not far from home, I had ...
- Created on September 11, 2011
- 76. Trew Audio acquires Coffey Sound
- (Industry Happenings)
- ... Founder of Trew Audio, commented on Friday, “With Trew Audio’s purchase of Coffey Sound, this Los Angeles business will — once again — be under an ownership that is focused entirely on sound for film and ...
- Created on September 07, 2011
- 77. Recommended Links
- (Links)
- ... information for professionals from professionals, written by writers who shoot, direct, light, design, build, edit and work in the business. David Sonnenschein, author “Sound Design” and Ric Viers, ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 78. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... mush, unless you keep your hands busy on the pots. Lavalieres are the next option. Worn on the body, they tend to go (or stay) where the actor is. As mentioned earlier, the proximity oriented mics (e.g. ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 79. Guide for Creating a Professional Résumé
- (Networking)
- Here are some tricks and tips to help graduating students and novices to create a functional professional resume. Bear in mind that a good resume will not get you work. At best, it will get you an interview. ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 80. Regarding Student Internship
- (Networking)
- ... from our slumber, we find the student being kept busy with the tasks that no one in the office wants to do themselves, from making coffee runs to replacing the pink pages in the scripts with the blue revisions. ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 81. Tips for Working Film Festivals
- (Networking)
- ... things that you need to do. Print up some business cards that you can hand out to the VIP’s that you will meet. Make sure that you have your photo printed onto the cards, to help the recipients remember ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 82. Interview with a Foley Artist
- (Post Production)
- ... faculty and it’s just really interesting seeing what peoples’ ideas of what this business is and what’s going to be expected of them and what position they get to assume upon arrival. There’s, of course, ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 83. Foley on a Shoestring Budget
- (Post Production)
- ... to just pick up the loud dialogue of the actors on the set. And yes, in those days, the actors performed all of their lines in a robust "stage voice". Even the "whispers" could be heard across the room! ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 84. What Your Crew Expects of You
- (Production Planning)
- ... has changed over the years, business practices generally have remained the same. Enjoy. Video has brought with it many changes in the realm of corporate and commercial filmmaking. Not only are there ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 85. Mackie: 1604VLZ3
- (Phoca Download / 1604VLZ3)
- 1604VLZ3: Owners manual for Mackie 1604VLZ3 mixing panel, featuring 16 XLR inputs, 4 bus out.
- Created on November 13, 2011
- 86. Mackie: Onyx 1640i Mixing Panel
- (Phoca Download / Onyx 1640i Mixing Panel)
- Onyx 1640i Mixing Panel: Owners manual for the Mackie Onyx 1640i mixing panel. Features 16 XLR mic inputs, 4 bus outputs, direct outs via DB25 breakout cable, and Firewire.
- Created on November 12, 2011