- 1. Acad version of Pro Tools 10
- (Tips & Tricks)
- ... your box on how to set up your iLok account. You start over at iLok, and then bounce over to Avid, and then go back to iLok to download the license. Just follow the printed directions. But don't do a full ...
- Created on September 13, 2012
- 2. Chapman Senior Thesis needs crew for Fal
- (Looking For Crew)
- ... for the following positions to be filled by Juniors going into Thesis next year: Editor Sound Designer Production Designer This should be a really great and fun set. If your interested in any kind of ...
- Created on February 28, 2012
- 3. Editors Lounge - Fri Sept 26, 2014
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... media asset management platform. EditShare Storage has been thoroughly retooled to deliver higher stream counts, higher total throughput and smoother operation than ever before, along with a Quality of ...
- Created on September 17, 2014
- 4. Editors Lounge - Jan 31, 2014 Burbank C
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... as all systems in the FilmLight range, meaning that projects can be seamlessly transferred and shared between on-set, near-set and the grading suite simply and transparently, offering a powerful collaborative ...
- Created on January 16, 2014
- 5. For week ending Dec 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... the package at Acme Rents. When the equipment was set up at the soundstage 30 minutes prior to shooting, Sharon discovered that the shockmount would not tighten down on the boompole. Alex, the Utility ...
- Created on December 04, 2020
- 6. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... meeting. Rick, at Acme Rents, took the order. Judy, the Assistant Director, and Sharon, the Boom Operator, picked up the package at Acme Rents. When the equipment was set up at the soundstage 30 minutes ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 7. For week ending Oct 19, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- During the last two weeks you all got a realistic feel of mixing sound on a set. I know that I kept the pressure up, and held you all to "professional standards". You should all be proud; the ...
- Created on October 14, 2018
- 8. For week ending Sept 14, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... List that are in the section. Production Planning www.filmtvsound.com/index.php/college-cl...ctva358/reading-list Preparing for Your Shoot series Basic Equipment Package Set Design for Dialogue Recording Controlling ...
- Created on September 08, 2018
- 9. For week ending Sept 18, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- This week we will discuss the Priorities of the Mixer, so please read the article. It talks about how we prioritize sound elements for recording on the set and discusses those elements. Also read the article ...
- Created on September 12, 2020
- 10. For week ending Sept 4, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... for Your Shoot series Basic Equipment Package Set Design for Dialogue Recording Controlling Background Noise What Your Crew Expects of You Deal Memo's Many of you still have not registered for our site. ...
- Created on August 30, 2020
- 11. LAPPG meeting Feb 13, 2019
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... interface, new searchable emitter library, thousands of presets to get you started quickly, and integrated Mocha tracking. Mary will also cover the new Boris FX App Manager for all products to show you ...
- Created on February 04, 2019
- 12. LAPPG upcoming events
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... as Noise Reduction and Flicker Fixer, lens flares, lights, chroma keyes and mattes, color correction tools, blurs, glows and cinematic effects. With over 1,000 professionally-designed presets which are ...
- Created on December 04, 2012
- 13. Les miserables Sound Design Featurette
- (Hangin' Out by Craft Services....)
- ... time the actors were rigged with radio mics. At times 26 tracks recorded simultaneously. See how sound mixer Simon Hayes interacts with his crew and the talent. See how sets were deadened for minimal extraneous ...
- Created on May 22, 2015
- 14. Re: LAPPG Mtg Sept 21, 2011
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... attendees through the process of how Papa Smurf, Brainy Smurf and Smurfette were brought to life by discussing 2D to 3D character design challenges, look development features, animation, on-set data acquisition ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 15. Timecode issues with Arri Alexa
- (General Questions)
- ... was successful. Despite this, the display would still read about a second behind the slate and recorder. We checked our frame rates (23.97) which matched on the slate, recorder and camera settings. Then ...
- Created on April 26, 2014
- 16. VPAC Internships
- (Job Postings / Internships)
- ... for an $8,000 Mary Bayramian Arts Scholarship or Fellowship (graduate students) that will be applicable to the upcoming school year. Applications will be judged according to set criteria for such scholarships ...
- Created on August 29, 2015
- 17. Set Design for Dialogue Recording
- (Production Planning)
- ... otherwise good film! That being said, let's look at how other Departments can help the Sound Department improve the quality of the recorded dialogue. Set construction for filmmaking is different than ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 18. Setting Up Your Rycote Windshield
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- Editor's Note: This is a draft of an article that I am working on for a major trade publication (to be announced). Here is my take on how to install microphones into your Rycote. I was surprised to discover ...
- Created on March 22, 2015
- 19. Shot Designer software
- (Production Planning)
- ... by putting set design, camera movement, light placement, and much more at your fingertips—literally. The beauty of this application is its ease of designing complete setups, whether simple or complex, ...
- Created on May 09, 2013
- 20. Off-road 101: Anatomy of a Trail Run
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... to stop, just ask. It doesn’t matter if it is only to enjoy a point of interest, to take a photo, or to request a “bio break”. Maybe the cargo in your jeep has shifted and needs to be reset. Whatever the ...
- Created on November 05, 2022
- 21. Immersive Presentation (on the cheap)
- (Sound Design)
- Sometimes we are forced to settle for only two channels of audio in our software or in our presentation. Some academic versions of popular audio editing programs limit the user to only two master outputs, ...
- Created on August 16, 2021
- 22. We don’t do this as a hobby!
- (For Students)
- ... with poorly designed sets, noisy locations, and inexperienced actors. A boomperson allows you to concentrate on live mixing the multitude of wireless mics, overhead boom mics, and planted mics. When you ...
- Created on January 28, 2021
- 23. Terms of Use
- (Legal)
- ... expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Site; (3) breach of these Terms of Use; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth ...
- Created on July 23, 2020
- 24. Student Scripts for the pandemic world
- (For Students)
- ... “experts” ever worked on a set? What do they think that we actually DO during a production? Ludicrousness aside, there is no doubt that we all have to be as careful and sanitary as possible. That brings ...
- Created on July 15, 2020
- 25. Room Tone vs Background tracks
- (Sound Design)
- ... set. However, unless you are an editor, you may not fully understand just what good Room Tone is, why we need it, how it differs from background tracks, and how to manipulate it to maximize the power of ...
- Created on May 27, 2020
- 26. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... boom. On fancier shoots, some sort of wireless assistive listening system, such as Comteks, to send headphone feeds to Director, Script, 2nd Boom, and possibly other people on the set. Make sure you have ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 27. Phonetic Alphabet
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... with the noise on the set and a local accent! NATO and the military have developed a standardized list of words/names to represent letters. See the attached chart. Or, if you cannot remember the ...
- Created on October 25, 2018
- 28. Syllabus
- (CTVA 358)
- ... workflow Intro to Mixdown Unions Budgeting & Crewing Set Etiquette Communications Getting started in the Industry Requirements Classroom attendance & participation 3 quizzes ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 29. Syllabus
- (Sample Syllabus)
- ... workflow Intro to Mixdown Unions Budgeting & Crewing Set Etiquette Communications Getting started in the Industry Requirements Classroom attendance & participation 3 quizzes ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 30. Use all your tracks!
- (Recorders)
- ... your best "live mix" of booms, planted mics, and lavs. It will also be the audio sent direct to video as a scratch track for playing back takes on the set. Your production mix will be used during picture ...
- Created on April 09, 2015
- 31. Audio Metering: An Introduction
- (Recorders)
- ... tone on all but the earliest generation Nagra tape recorders was set to -8dB (the equivalent of zero on a V.U. meter). Enter the digital age. Unlike analog recording, where the ill effects of over ...
- Created on March 05, 2015
- 32. Painter Pole Audio Adapter
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... thread to a 5/8-27 normal mic stand thread. You can order the PPA-02* (paint pole adapter) with a set of two adapters to convert the 5/8-27 to 3/8-16 (normal boompole thread) or to 1/4-20 (consumer ...
- Created on September 15, 2014
- 33. ADR templates & beeps
- (Post Production)
- ... from 1993 - 2008. He holds a B.S. in Art and Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and he holds a separate B. Mus. from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He also holds an M.F.A. ...
- Created on August 22, 2014
- 34. Improve Audio for Video: Headphones
- (Other Accessories)
- ... and the volume will be loud and easily distorted. Too high, and you will not have enough volume unless you crank the output settings to the max, and that usually is accompanied by hiss & noise induced ...
- Created on May 20, 2014
- 35. Professionalizing My Soundcart
- (Articles)
- A soundcart is not just a wagon for hauling around equipment; it is where you work, live, and breathe on a movie set.Trick out your cart into a mobile, well stocked, audio "village" that will steamline ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 36. Rock N Roller Multi-media Production Cart
- (Other Accessories)
- ... handtrucks – properly modified –can serve as great carts and have been popular on film sets. Except that they are expensive, heavy, and not so easy to ship, unless you have a camera truck or large van-- ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 37. About the RnR Multi-Cart
- (Articles)
- ... handtrucks – properly modified –can serve as great carts and have been popular on film sets. Except that they are expensive, heavy, and not so easy to ship, unless you have a camera truck or large van-- ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 38. Multi-Cart Hacks
- (Accessories & More)
- A soundcart is not just a wagon for hauling around equipment; it is where you work, live, and breathe on a movie set.Trick out your cart into a mobile, well stocked, audio "village" that will steamline ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 39. Multi-Cart model R12RT
- (Products)
- Rock-n-Roller "All Terrain" Multi-Cart model R12RT List price: $319.95 The R12RT is the industry favorite of the Rock-n-Roller® Multi-Cart® line for location film and video production. Features ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 40. Rock N Roller Multi-Media Production Cart
- (Products)
- ... it down and mount the shelf system for use in even the tightest sets. Features four all-terrain, large diameter, run-flat tires that never need inflation. Easily traverses dirt, grass, cables, and ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 41. Location Sound Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... sound is the cornerstone of the audio soundtrack for films. The quality of what is captured on the set will determine everything else that will be put around it. Up until now, we've haven't had a go to resource ...
- Created on January 20, 2013
- 42. Syllabus
- (CTVA 250)
- ... exams may be taken BEFORE class time or on Friday mornings; other times TBA (depending on MZ167 “shared” office availability). CALL ME to set up a time/place! Grading Criteria Grading for this ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 43. Syllabus
- (CTVA 230)
- ... putting the flash drive into a labeled envelope is not sufficient. Although not mandatory, it is recommended that you consider purchasing a set of professional quality headphones, as you will be using ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 44. Audio Technica press release about Fred Ginsburg
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... wasn’t enough emphasis on the foundation sound that is production audio. That’s what I’ve set out to do: integrate production audio into the curriculum at the level that things like post and mixing are ...
- Created on December 09, 2012
- 45. M-S Stereo Simplified
- (Sound Design)
- ... terms of that client. Lots of the time, to be honest, I just switch my single unit M-S shotgun mics over to the wide X-Y setting, and lay down conventional left and right audio tracks. That is one of ...
- Created on August 17, 2012
- 46. Removing Echo from an Apartment
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... create wall panels that will become part of the set. You can find 4x8 sheets of "sound deadening board" at any bona fide lumbar yard. Don't bother looking in Lowe's or Home Depot; go to a real lumbar yard ...
- Created on August 09, 2012
- 47. Rock N Roller Multi-Media Cart
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... mount the shelf system for use in even the smallest sets. The Multi-Media system consists of a main shelf that measures 36x24. It is made of plywood, and fully carpeted. A 1/2-inch lip keeps your stuff ...
- Created on April 25, 2012
- 48. Rock N Roller Multi-Media Cart
- (Other Accessories)
- ... cases to the location; then shrink it down and mount the shelf system for use in even the smallest sets. The Multi-Media system consists of a main shelf that measures 36x24. It is made of plywood, and ...
- Created on April 25, 2012
- 49. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... their own concept of what they like and what works best for them in the field. There is no correct answer, and even a large percentage of production mixers cannot even settle for one design. This article, ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 50. Audio Production and Postproduction by Woody Woodhall CAS
- (Book Reviews)
- ... sound, emphasizes the importance of recording the sound properly on the set and explains the postproduction audio process as a creative collaboration that enhances the story and is not merely a “fix” for ...
- Created on February 15, 2012
- 51. Sound Effects Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... of our industry experts are content to bask in the glory and reap the financial benefits of a unique skillset, preferring to maintain the mystery of their niche profession, lest others strive to emulate ...
- Created on February 15, 2012
- 52. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- This Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 and companion RC-F82 is intended to provide the new user a concise review of the operation and setup of this portable multitrack recorder, along with explanations and a ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 53. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... scene in the sound stage. The set was supposed to depict an (Eastern European) "sweat shop". Here is how it went from the audio standpoint. Our Mixer (Leandra Dichirico), Boom (Min Hu), and Utility (Katie ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 54. Student Dictionary of Filmmaking Terms
- (Editorial)
- ... like that Spielberg guy. master shot: see "flea circus" director: an observer on the set who gets to yell "Action" and "Cut" intimate performance: see MOS realistic cinematography: we forgot the lighting ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 55. Interview with a Foley Artist
- (Post Production)
- ... a gravel pit, a way to make the sound of grass. We will do the footstep pass and then we will do a pass of props. You'll do a setup for basic hand props and then, depending on the time and the budget, ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 56. OMF Considerations
- (Post Production)
- ... is that all of that audio will be picked through, sorted, rearranged and cut to different tracks by the sound editor since it is their’s and the mixer’s job is to create a set of mix stems. The editor ...
- Created on August 28, 2011
- 57. Priorities of Recording
- (Sound Design)
- What are the objectives or goals of the Production Mixer? When a mixer arrives on a set, there are a set of priorities that we follow in planning out WHAT and HOW to record. This article will lead you ...
- Created on August 27, 2011
- 58. Consistency in Sound Recording
- (Sound Design)
- ... without risking distortion. It is like reading a 100% white level. VU meters are set up in terms of average volume levels, and assumes approximately ten dB difference between the average level and maximum. ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 59. Audio for Mini Input
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... as a camcorder, the RCA line level inputs are disabled. Therefore, to feed line level audio into a simple camcorder (which is mic level), we need to reduce the signal by 30 to 50 dB. The 50 dB setting ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 60. Introduction to Shockmounts
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... such as those available from dealers (seen left, the AT8469 Camera Mount Adapter). A useful trick (see right) for making the standard 5/8 adapters more field worthy is to insert a 3/8-16 set screw into ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 61. E-Z Boom used on CSUN Film Shoot
- (Boompoles)
- ... film on location in Riverside, CA (On the same location as the hit HBO show "Carnival"). The sound department oddly, was the biggest department on set. It consisted of 2 mixers (Melissa Chapman & Brad ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 62. Multi-track Recording for Film & Video
- (Recorders)
- ... all of the audio dynamics in the scene by rebuilding a soundtrack from the ISO’s. Multi-track Recorders on Modern Sets On todays feature films and episodic television, the use of 8-12 channel multi-track ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 63. Beginners Guide to the ENG 44 Portable Mixer
- (Mix Panels)
- ... Typical battery life is at least a "working day" or more, depending on how much Phantom power your mics draw. The manufacturer quotes 8 to 14 hours of constant usage per full set. In actuality, you may ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 64. Using a Mixing Panel for Location Dialogue
- (Mix Panels)
- ... case the camera pointer accidentally messes up our settings on the camera.) The Mixing Panel gives us smooth control over the incoming audio signals. It allows us to adjust gain (volume) of the mics, ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 65. 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
- 66. Class Projects
- (CTVA 230)
- ... and re-submitted for a higher grade. But if you wait until the end of the semester, you will lose the opportunity to fix things, and will have to settle for the grade you receive. In all cases, the last ...
- Created on August 19, 2011