- 1. For week ending Oct 11, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Let me begin by congratulating all of you by impressing me with your excellent sound mixing and film production skills! Praise from me does not come easy; but I was extremely pleased with how quickly you ...
- Created on October 06, 2019
- 2. For week ending Oct 18, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... being able to function on a set as a sound mixer; it is being able to understand the whole process of sound recording so that as a Director, Producer, DP, or Editor -- you can communicate, hire, and even ...
- Created on October 14, 2019
- 3. For week ending Sept 4, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... sound. Read the first few articles in the first section and all of the second section of the Reading List. Elements of the Soundtrack series Introduction to Production Sound Prooduction Planning Preparing ...
- Created on August 30, 2020
- 4. LAPPG mtg about RX6
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... curious about how to use this vital audio tool efficiently and effectively. Join us us as LAPPG founder, author and award winning sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Woody Woodhall, CAS, shows us ...
- Created on September 10, 2018
- 5. There is more to learning Filmmaking than filmmaking.
- (For Students)
- ... in the above paragraph sounds like Greek – you really need to expand your education before hitting the streets. The good thing is that you do NOT need to learn advanced accounting. What you do need to ...
- Created on January 18, 2022
- 6. Student Scripts for the pandemic world
- (For Students)
- ... recommended that students may only film on campus, on the soundstage, for not more than a few days. Mind you, the department does not even have any set construction facilities, nor offer set design/set ...
- Created on July 15, 2020
- 7. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- ... then maybe you should try your best to get something in the can to show…. But only if it is “can” as in film can, not “can” as in bathroom! However, for the rest of you – the sound mixers, cinematographers, ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 8. No time for playback
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... soundtrack separately on a multi-track audio recorder, and to sync the dailies during post production. A workflow that I entirely agree with. However, that workflow does not help us on the set when we ...
- Created on March 19, 2014
- 9. Location Sound Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- I am happy to announce that Ric Viers' latest textbook, The Location Sound Bible, is without a doubt the best book that I have read on the specialized topic of recording location dialogue and sound effects ...
- Created on January 20, 2013
- 10. Updates for the Tascam HS-P82
- (Recorders)
- Tascam recently released firmware update v.1.20 for their HS-P82 multitrack field recorder. Here is a brief summary of the improvements. The number one change and most requested firmware addition is ...
- Created on October 21, 2012
- 11. 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
- 12. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- ... a generator mode: TIME OF DAY refers to whatever time the internal clock is set to. It will continue to generate, even if the Tascam is powered off, so long as there is a battery inside. Many soundmixers ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 13. LAPPG One-Day Workshop on Sound
- (Workshops)
- LAPPG Presents: A ONE DAY INTENSIVE ON SOUND FOR DIGITAL FILMMAKERS Creating a professional sound project. With Dr. Fred Ginsburg CAS and Woody Woodhall CAS Take this fall to brush up your sound ...
- Created on October 11, 2011
- 14. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- Production Sound Mixing is the complex craft of recording live dialogue and sound effects on the set during principal photography of a motion picture or video. It differs greatly from post-production Re-recording ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 15. Guide for Creating a Professional Résumé
- (Networking)
- ... drop. Since you will be expecting potential employers to phone you back, erase that silly answering machine message that served you so well during college and put something more professional sounding ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 16. Tips for Working Film Festivals
- (Networking)
- ... only have a few minutes to make an “impression” and grab the interest of someone you encounter. Avoid the standard "film student" sound bites; show some depth. Jot down notes to yourself after each VIP ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 17. Why Learn Production Sound?
- (Location Sound Recording)
- Filmmaking is a collaborative art. If you want to run solo, just be a writer. But if you want to make a movie, it requires a team of highly qualified experts. We learn Production Sound not only in order ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 18. Set Design for Dialogue Recording
- (Production Planning)
- Most articles that deal with Production Sound Recording for video/film tend to cover microphones and recording/mixing techniques. I am not going to cover audio from the Sound Mixer's perspective, but rather ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 19. Preparing for Audio Post
- (Post Production)
- ... will contain the flash frames and ideally will include timecode burned onto the file. We sound guys like to know that we are frame accurate and timecode burn-in is an ideal way to keep things in check. ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 20. [SERIES] Preparing for your Shoot
- (Production Planning)
- Good sound and picture does not happen by accident nor on its own. It requires concerted efforts from all the production executives (producer, director, production manager) as well as from members of the ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 21. Chapter 1: The Soundtrack, Past and Present
- (Series - Elements of the Soundtrack)
- ... room or on that video playback monitor! A Sound Mixer whose tracks are consistently unusable, whose material always sounds like it will need a lot of sweetening or fixing up later--is not going to be kept ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 22. Using a Mixing Panel for Location Dialogue
- (Mix Panels)
- ... important factors were different. To begin with, the audio recorder was under the direct control of the Sound Mixer -- not the camera operator! The second key difference was that the audio controls on ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 23. Production Sound Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... both the editors and your clients. Above all, it must sound good and be usable for its intended purpose. You do not have to use my sample templates for your paperwork; but whatever you do submit must ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 24. Chapter 4: Personnel of a Professional Sound Crew
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- The basic production sound crew consists of the Mixer, the Boom Operator, and the Utility Sound Technician. The Mixer is the head of the Production Sound Department (usually just called the Sound Dept.) ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 25. We don’t do this as a hobby!
- (For Students)
- This article was written for Student Filmmaker Magazine. As an educator and former Hollywood sound mixer, I really wish that universities would devote less time teaching calculus and more time explaining ...
- Created on January 28, 2021
- 26. COVID-19 and Why you should NOT postpone your college education
- (For Students)
- ... Departments have limited production equipment, edit bays, computer labs, screening rooms, soundstages, control rooms, large classrooms, and other physical facilities. So even if the academic administrators ...
- Created on May 28, 2020
- 27. Added production value… Re-enactors!
- (Production Planning)
- ... kind of mishandling. Sound people always have to be on their guard. Any unexpected discharge of firearms or field artillery could cause damage to microphones and eardrums! Swordplay requires a lot ...
- Created on April 14, 2019
- 28. Choosing a good film school
- (Networking)
- ... production, and post production. Cinematography, sound, editing, producing, design, script writing. The stuff that makes you a well-rounded and technically proficient potential employee! When you do ...
- Created on July 03, 2018
- 29. Using your production recording tracks strategically
- (Recorders)
- Using your recording tracks strategically: a multi-track workflow for location sound recording Today’s sound mixer or videographer has a choice of recording location audio to one or multiple recording ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 30. Film, TV, or New Media?
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... the games are produced by in-house animators, sound designers, editors, and mixers — and fall under that facility’s union bargaining agreements. Most of the time, though, this work is conducted by “independent” ...
- Created on September 15, 2015
- 31. Zoom Q4: first look (second look)
- (Recorders)
- ... output is not set too high, or else you will hear hiss on the soundtrack. Oh, and in case your are wondering --- I actually went out and purchased my Q4 with my own money. Although I had spoken to Zoom ...
- Created on February 09, 2014
- 32. DCP (digital cinema package)
- (Post Production)
- ... film, the savings can amount to well over several thousand dollars! Being a sound guy, the line item that strikes me prominently is that, with DCP, the filmmaker is no longer obligated to engage the ...
- Created on March 02, 2013
- 33. Zoom H4n, PMD660, Mackie 1402
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... area in the Users Manuals/Downloads section. For learning about (or instructing) sound recording for film & video, there are 3 new presentations intended to accompany live lecture explaining the operation ...
- Created on March 02, 2013
- 34. 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
- 35. 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
- 36. 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
- 37. Student Projects
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... sound was most impressive. So I assumed that when it came time to shoot a couple of short exercises on your own, the video projects would represent what you are capable of. I expected to see creativity, ...
- Created on December 15, 2011
- 38. Recommended Links
- (Links)
- Here are some of our favorite links around the Sound Community. Woody Woodhall C.A.S., provides in-depth interviews, insightful editorials, and comprehensive articles in his blog about various facets ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 39. Regarding Student Internship
- (Networking)
- ... the bottom up. If you want to spend time in a particular specialty, such as editing or camera or sound or screenwriting, then make contact with someone in that field. Except for a minor handful of famous ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 40. What Your Crew Expects of You
- (Production Planning)
- ... an accessory that comes with the camera. The plight of the production sound mixer is even worse. He or she has been ignominiously named the “video tech,” and his/her sole responsibility is thought to ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 41. Shooting to Sync Playback
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... of software. This piece of music will become the master soundtrack that we will edit our music video images to. Multiple copies of the EDIT MASTER (with matching timecode) will be produced for us ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 42. Chapter 1: Location Scouting
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- The Route to Achieving Good Production Sound Good production sound does not happen by accident nor on its own. It requires concerted efforts from all the production executives (producer, director, production ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 43. Class Projects
- (Chapman)
- ... Audio should be recorded onto a portable audio recorder such as a TASCAM, Zoom, Sound Devices, Marantz, Fostex, etc., but NOT a laptop nor a camcorder. Audio should be turned in as digital WAV or BWF files ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 44. Class Projects
- (CTVA 358)
- ... work and impress both the editors and your clients. Above all, it must sound good and be usable for its intended purpose. You do not have to use my sample templates for your paperwork; but whatever you ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 45. Class Projects
- (CTVA 250)
- ... of (non-sync) sound of approximately five minutes in length. For this project evidence of a shooting script, budget, pre-production plan, and production report will be required in a production notebook ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 46. Film Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... in a group with 4 other students and each will be assigned a role to write, produce, direct, edit, and shoot one video project of (non-sync) sound of approximately five minutes in length. For this project ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 47. Class Schedule and Due Dates
- (CTVA 250)
- ... Due: Group Video Project paragraph rewrites and discussions Wed 03/06 Topics: Post-production Sound as storytelling: synch, ambient, and expressive Mon 03/11 Topics: ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 48. Reading List
- (CTVA 250)
- ... 5 2/20 Pincus Chapter 12: Lighting 6 2/27 Pincus Chapter 13: Picture & Dialogue Editing Chapter 15: Sound Editing 7 3/06 Pincus ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 49. Selection and Use of Lavalier Microphones
- (Lavalier)
- ... insensitivity to sound, they were very feedback resistant. Units manufactured by Sennheiser and ElectroVoice were very popular in their time; many can still be found at garage sales, priced to go at almost ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 50. Using the Digital Effects Processor
- (Mix Panels)
- ... for post-production. What sounded “neat” in the headphones may be a disappointing muck when previewed in a screening room! Best to add those tricks under ideal viewing/listening conditions. The other ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 51. Selection and Use of Shotgun Microphones
- (Shotgun)
- When a Production Sound Mixer eyeballs a scene, we strategize how we are going to capture all of the ensuing dialogue. In our head, there is a basic game plan to follow as we evaluate the blocking of the ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 52. About The Author
- (About)
- Fred Ginsburg CAS, Ph.D. is a highly experienced and award winning professional sound mixer whose decades of work includes features, episodic TV series, national TV commercials, corporate, and government. ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 53. Hierarchy of Microphone Techniques
- (Audio Techniques)
- Achieving clear, crisp dialogue and sound effects on a film or video production is no easy task. Production Sound Mixing is a craft that requires a blend of technical expertise and proper tools. The ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 54. Workshops & Seminars
- (Workshops)
- Production Sound Mixing is the complex craft of recording crisp and clean dialogue & sound effects on the set during film or video production. Yet although Sound Mixers are traditionally seen but not heard, ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 55. Tascam: HS-P82 recorder Users Guide for Film/Video v1.20
- (Phoca Download / HS-P82 recorder Users Guide for Film/Video v1.20)
- HS-P82 recorder Users Guide for Film/Video v1.20: A concise and easy to understand Users Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 (v1.20) multitrack portable audio recorder, written by Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD. This manual ...
- Created on December 22, 2012