- 1. CTVA 358 Quiz One
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... (not Page) in your email. Do NOT send me links to your Google Drive, Box, etc. There are 12 questions. This quiz is DUE no later than March 15, 2021 QUIZ #1.3 Advanced Production Sound rev F2020 online Name__________________________________ ...
- Created on March 06, 2021
- 2. For week ending Dec 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... Sound CTVA358 Instructor: Dr. Fred Ginsburg Fall 2020 11 questions, 2 pages. Questions worth up to 10 points each. DUE no later than Friday, Dec 11 1) What is the important difference between mic ...
- Created on December 04, 2020
- 3. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... with at least 1 thing for each of the CL12 videos. This assignment is due no later than May19, 2021.[/b FINAL EXAMINATION - Production Sound CTVA358 Instructor: Dr. Fred Ginsburg Spring 2021 12 questions, ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 4. For week ending Sept 14, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Last week was mainly introductory. This week we will get serious about our lectures. The topic is Pre-production basics and understanding the roles of the sound crew. Read the articles in the Readings ...
- Created on September 08, 2018
- 5. 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
- 6. Quiz One Due by Oct 2, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... (not Page) in your email. Do NOT send me links to your Google Drive, Box, etc. There are 12 questions.QUIZ QUIZ #1.3 Advanced Production Sound rev F2020 online Name__________________________________ Date___________ 1. On ...
- Created on September 22, 2020
- 7. Re: Basic Sound Cart recommendations
- (General Questions)
- Sorry for the late reply; somehow this one slipped by my radar while I was out of town. I believe that a basic sound cart (basic sound package) should include: a mixing panel (at least a Mackie 1402 or ...
- Created on August 23, 2012
- 8. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- Lots of my students ask me to give them some examples of what kind of sound package they would need for their senior films (or for their equipment budgeting exercise). So I have gone ahead and put together ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 9. [PDF] Guide to the Nagra 4.2 and Production Sound Recording - 2nd Edition
- (Textbooks)
- ... pertaining to production sound. Back in 2003, we published the second edition of Fred Ginsburg's acclaimed textbook/reader, Guide to the Nagra 4.2 and Production Sound Recording. It sold over 15.000 ...
- Created on August 28, 2011
- 10. Advice for new Sound Mixers
- (Fred's Blog )
- On Sunday, Mar 8, 2015 -- K-tek hosted a gathering of almost 100 production sound professionals at their Vista, CA factory & headquarters. During lunch, I was asked by a relative new-comer to the Hollywood ...
- Created on March 09, 2015
- 11. Basic Equipment Package
- (Production Planning)
- One of the most common questions that comes up is: “What kinds of equipment do you typically bring with you to a shoot? What is on your soundcart?” The answer can vary, of course, depending on several ...
- Created on February 02, 2015
- 12. $5 for $400 Rental Package
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... us some big orders." And so I packed my car with around four or five hundred a day's worth of sound gear. And only because the crew at Skyline liked me and respected me. All of the little token favors ...
- Created on September 08, 2012
- 13. 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
- 14. 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
- 15. Production Sound Reading List
- (College Classes)
- The Basics Elements of the Soundtrack series Introduction to Production Sound Priorities of the Mixer The Hierarchy of Mic Techniques Log sheets, sound reports, headers Calling for the roll ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 16. Chapter 7: Defining Equipment Packages
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... are simply terms of convenience. The specific contents of each package type will vary from studio to studio, rental house to rental house, and even from sound mixer to sound mixer. Members of the industry ...
- Created on August 16, 2011
- 17. 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
- 18. Basic Audio for Indie Project
- (Production Planning)
- ... As someone who simply can’t live without great cinematic pieces of art and, at the same time, someone who lives from music, I could never understand how filmmakers consider the sound to be the least ...
- Created on July 14, 2016
- 19. System 10 Wireless: First Look
- (News)
- ... to avoid the over crowded and (commercially tenuous) UHF TV bands, while also applying some new digital transmission magic. The first System 10's featured AC powered receivers for sound reinforcement ...
- Created on November 23, 2014
- 20. Timecode Threads
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... Here are excerpts from an email thread that recently took place between myself (location sound instructor), one of our editing instructors, and our certified Avid tech. It all begins with an Addendum ...
- Created on October 03, 2013
- 21. Preparing for NAB 2012
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... audio for DSLR; and presentations by Robert Bigelow who is the sound mixer on HBO's Treme. In addition to covering the Audio Techncia microphone product line, I will also be displaying some very cool ...
- Created on April 06, 2012
- 22. 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
- 23. Regarding Senior Thesis Films
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... projects, is to meet with the Production Sound Mixer for each film and to "sign off" on their planned workflow. Here is what I explain to them. To: All Senior Film Project Teams From: ...
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 24. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... instructs cinematography for the program. He oversaw the student camera crew, lighting & electrical, and a professional Steadicam Operator. Consulting with the student Production Sound team was yours truly ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 25. 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
- 26. Deal Memos
- (Production Planning)
- Hardly a day ever passes that the FilmTVsound staff is not besieged with phone calls from novices and students wanting to know how to get started in Production Sound, or from professional mixers crying ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 27. Introduction to Timecode
- (Recorders)
- ... otherwise, the industry standard for production sound (film shoot) has been to set the timecode in your audio recorder to 30fps Non-drop. However, most (not all) of the newer editing workflows are now ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 28. 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
- 29. 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
- 30. 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
- 31. Class Projects
- (CTVA 230)
- ... media only. It is neither a sound report nor a history of your shooting day (see below); but rather a table of contents for what is on the disk you are submitting to the client. Do NOT include on your ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 32. Audio Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... comments. The index sheet should accurately reflect and describe what is on the submitted media only. It is neither a sound report nor a history of your shooting day (see below); but rather a table of ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 33. 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
- 34. Reading List
- (CTVA 358)
- The Basics Elements of the Soundtrack series Introduction to Production Sound Priorities of the Mixer The Hierarchy of Mic Techniques Elmers Guide to Motion Picture Formats Log sheets, sound ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 35. Audio Fundamentals Reading List
- (CTVA 230)
- ... and I will resend it to you. The Basics Elements of the Soundtrack series Priorities of the Mixer The Hierarchy of Mic Techniques Log sheets, sound reports, headers Production Planning ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 36. Reading List
- (Education)
- The Basics Elements of the Soundtrack series Introduction to Production Sound Priorities of the Mixer The Hierarchy of Mic Techniques Elmers Guide to Motion Picture Formats Log sheets, sound ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 37. Chapter 5: Proper Equipment
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- In addition to needing the right personnel, the achievement of good Production Sound requires having the right tools. Don't leave the choice of equipment up to others. The Mixer must always assume responsibility ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 38. Chapter 9: Making a Budget
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- How do you respond when a producer wants to know how much is good sound going to cost? Assume that this is a medium budget, corporate production, being shot on film. Non-union. Let’s start with a crew. ...
- Created on August 13, 2011