- 1. Audio CD versus Data CD with audio files
- (General Questions)
- ... files from your hard drive onto a DATA CD or DATA DVD. These media are not intended to play instantly from your consumer audio CD player, nor from your consumer DVD video player. Rather, they are data ...
- Created on October 19, 2011
- 2. Audio concerns for shooting with RED cam
- (General Questions)
- A student about to shoot her video on a RED has been in touch with us, asking for advice. We thought that excerpts from our dialog might be informative for some readers. We asked her initially about the ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 3. Be Our Guest at Next|Video Conference +
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... so you can do the show fairly quickly. Best (cheapest) place to park is across the street in the mall garage. We're exhibiting at Next|Video Conference + Expo, October 1-2, 2014 at the Pasadena Convention ...
- Created on September 08, 2014
- 4. CTVA 230 textbook reading list
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... Film & Video by Jay Rose. Chapters 1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. The other chapters are also full of information, and I would recommend that you read them as well -- when you get the chance. But ...
- Created on August 26, 2015
- 5. For week ending Dec 4, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... instructional videos... www.filmtvsound.com/index.php/112-news/4...evices-688-and-cl-12 On Dec 4th or so, I will provide you all with the take-home FINAL EXAM, which is due on our Finals Day which is ...
- Created on November 21, 2020
- 6. For week ending Feb 1, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... so inclined, you can also watch the Pro Tools tutorial videos on Lynda.com. Details are in the Google drive docs. Please cough up the $25 and register for the site! Without being registered, you will ...
- Created on January 28, 2018
- 7. For week ending Feb 21, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... coming Friday so I do not want to kill an hour dealing with the quiz and group review. This week, and next, we will be HANDS-ON doing a video scene ("The Airport" See link below). Students ...
- Created on February 15, 2020
- 8. 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
- 9. For week ending Mar 13, 2013
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- ... to get those things shot, so you can concentrate on your big video productions. Groups should work on choosing your final script treatments; and begin work on pre-production scouting & planning as you ...
- Created on March 10, 2013
- 10. For week ending Mar 6, 2013 - MONDAY EDI
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- ... hearing your story treatments for your big video shoots. Please leave a reply so that I know you have read this message. ADDED MONDAY MARCH 4 I apologize if anyone thought that I had anything against ...
- Created on February 28, 2013
- 11. For week ending May 1, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... dropped from the film program. Also, there were FOUR assignments. A couple people have not turned in their reviews/summaries of the Audio Technica videos about prod sound... (I copied the assignment ...
- Created on April 30, 2020
- 12. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- This week we will discuss Getting Started in the Industry, including resumes and networking. I assume that you all followed my instruction and viewed the videos about the 688 and the CL12. Similar to the ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 13. For week ending May 21, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- This week is FINALS week. Your final exam and 688 videos paper are DUE on the dates posted on our site (no later than Thurs May 20). Our official final exam is scheduled for 08:00-10:00am on Friday morning, ...
- Created on May 17, 2021
- 14. For week ending May 7, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Written Assignment due absolutely no later than midnight May 13th. Automatic zero if submissions are late. Keep a copy of your SENT file, showing the time & date you submitted it (just in case it gets ...
- Created on May 02, 2021
- 15. For week ending Sept 13, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... we will learn about mixing panels, specifically the Mackie 1402. The weeks after that, we will shoot our first video scenes (Airport) using the soundcart, mixing board, condenser mic, planted mic, duplex ...
- Created on September 06, 2019
- 16. For week ending Sept 20, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... two weeks, we will begin shooting video scenes so that all of our lectures so far come together and you get your first real feel for production sound mixing. Read the "Exercises" synopsis of ...
- Created on September 14, 2019
- 17. For week ending Sept 27,2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Next two weeks, we will begin shooting video scenes so that all of our lectures so far come together and you get your first real feel for production sound mixing. Read the "Exercises" synopsis ...
- Created on September 21, 2019
- 18. For weeks ending March 19 and March 26.
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- March 19 is Spring Break, so no Zoom meeting. Assignment Two: Audio Technica Basic Audio for Video tutorials Your first assignment is to view the Audio for Video series found at: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSY8LG6gV...UWAM_P-uAYL9rpnrk2in The ...
- Created on March 12, 2021
- 19. Free SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR magazine
- (Product Announcements)
- Hi FRED, I'd like to take a moment to thank you for reading Sound & Video Contractor and invite you to share the love! Simply forward this email (or link below) to your colleagues who can also benefit ...
- Created on July 18, 2015
- 20. Gotta laugh at this request (it is for r
- (Looking For Crew)
- Sound mixer WITH GEAR for $50 per day? Maybe they left off a zero.... or are they just crazy! To: Equipment Emporium Inc Fred Ginsburg We have a new request for your company. Hello,
- Created on October 28, 2013
- 21. LAPPG mtg about RX6
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... video-on-demand aggregator, Distribber. REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/tips-for-stellar-au...-tickets-49568956082 ***As always there will be plenty of time to network, enjoy some coffee and participate ...
- Created on September 10, 2018
- 22. LAPPG Mtg Oct 12, 2011
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... editor, author, and trainer with over 30 years video production and post-production experience and Norman Hollyn, media expert, film, television and music editor and Associate Professor and Head of the ...
- Created on October 03, 2011
- 23. LAPPG mtg Wed Sept 9 - Santa Monica CA
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... what to do when your video camera or DSLR starts acting up? How do you find the best repair facility? What are the pros and cons for sending your gear to the manufacturer for service? How and when do ...
- Created on August 26, 2015
- 24. LAPPG upcoming events
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... most valuable plug-ins to put on your wishlist this holiday season at our 2nd Plug-in Showcase. We've gathered the hottest plug-ins for audio, video and visual effects to share with you so bring a pal or ...
- Created on December 04, 2012
- 25. Les miserables Sound Design Featurette
- (Hangin' Out by Craft Services....)
- ... location, live vocals for its final output instead of rerecording the performances in a studio. Watch the video to gain insight on how they accomplished this. Notable points of the video: Most of the ...
- Created on May 22, 2015
- 26. Links to online textbooks at Oviatt Libr
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... Tools 11 web.b.ebscohost.com.libproxy.csun.edu/eh...AN=632478&db=e000xna Producing Great Sound for Film & Video, 4th Edition, Written by Jay Rose, © 2015, Published by Focal Press, ISBN-13: 978-0415722070 suncat.csun.edu/record=b3505198 Anyway, ...
- Created on August 30, 2016
- 27. Links to online textbooks at Oviatt Libr
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... Tools 11 web.b.ebscohost.com.libproxy.csun.edu/eh...AN=632478&db=e000xna Producing Great Sound for Film & Video, 4th Edition, Written by Jay Rose, © 2015, Published by Focal Press, ISBN-13: 978-0415722070 suncat.csun.edu/record=b3505198 Anyway, ...
- Created on August 23, 2015
- 28. Nagra 4.2 recorder for video production?
- (General Questions)
- ... video? considering (Sony HD vcr) new models The Nagra 4.2 is still very reliable as a recorder. However, the question is whether or not it is practical. What the Nagra does very well is to record good ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 29. Re: Suggested Audio Production Workflow
- (General Questions)
- ... you doing with 29.97 NDF -- that is standard video speed. You should be shooting in 23.976 (and there is no such thing as 23.976 DF or NDF, it only comes non-drop so you can lose the suffix). I have ...
- Created on September 12, 2012
- 30. Rock N Roller sound/video location cart
- (Product Announcements)
- ... the professional film and video industries for an affordable, lightweight, yet versatile equipment cart preconfigured with a 2-tier work shelf system for use as a sound cart, video cart, or DIT station. The ...
- Created on September 19, 2013
- 31. Seeking picture editor and sound editor
- (Looking For Crew)
- ... from PA to writing and directing my own feature. My goal is to compress all of that theory and practice into short, digestible videos essays. Too Much Film School is going to be a YouTube channel in the ...
- Created on March 31, 2020
- 32. Suggested Audio Production Workflow with
- (General Questions)
- ... the signal to something the cameras can manage in terms of level). As I understand it, the video editing program (Adobe Premiere in this case) can take the recorded audio TC from the camera and "read" ...
- Created on September 10, 2012
- 33. Utility Sound Tech workshop Sept 30
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... Weekly Box rental forms and L&D for everyone in the sound department. Extra Crew Members Working with Video Assist, Audio and Video Playback. Learning their specific needs and how to anticipate them. ...
- Created on September 13, 2018
- 34. Video: The Beautiful Lies of Sound Design
- (Sound Design)
- Here is the link to an excellent presentation about Sound Design, that has been passed around by the sound community because it strikes home on so many points. Watch, listen, learn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDy5j0c6TrU ...
- Created on March 10, 2021
- 35. Video: Ben Burtt discusses Star Wars sound design
- (Sound Design)
- ... most recent video from INDEPTH Sound Design concludes the sound effects analysis of the entire original Star Wars Trilogy with a 40-minute exploration of the final 1983 film, Return of the Jedi. Watch ...
- Created on March 02, 2021
- 36. Videos about Sound Recording
- (General)
- For those looking for a "crash course" in audio for video, Audio Technica has posted the series of 13 educational video blogs that are all about location sound recording. Note that the original drafts ...
- Created on August 19, 2020
- 37. Videos about Sound Devices 688 and CL-12
- (News)
- Here are links to videos detailing the operation of the Sound Devices 688 recorder and its companion CL-12 fader controller (aka "mixing board"). The first video is about the 688 recorder, and was made ...
- Created on April 28, 2020
- 38. [VIDEO] Sound Mixer Hell
- (Videos)
- Here is another funny video. It depicts a meeting with a producer who wants great sound, has no money, but it is being shot on a RED, after all! Feel free to comment, and submit any videos that ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 39. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... dedicate at least two 50 footers just for that purpose (and check what type of input connectors are on the camera). Very often, we use a wireless setup to send scratch audio to the (video) camera for on ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 40. From our FilmTVsound pitmasters
- (Sound Q BBQ)
- Welcome BBQ enthusiasts and foodies! Although our website is officially all about Production Sound for Film and Video, all of us need a little diversion now and then. During the summer of 2018, Fred ...
- Created on September 30, 2018
- 41. Sound Q
- (Editorial)
- ... Obviously, I watched a ton of videos, read a shelf-full of books, and immersed myself. I joined the Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) which is one of the national sanctioning bodies in the world of competitive ...
- Created on September 12, 2018
- 42. Fixing video engine failure in Pro Tools 12 running Win 10
- (News)
- During the Fall of 2017, I spoke with some of you asking about a fix for video engine failures in Pro Tools running on a PC with the new Windows 10 (Creators release). No one knew of any solutions at the ...
- Created on January 28, 2018
- 43. Elements of the Soundtrack
- (Fundamentals of Audio Production)
- Sound is a multi-layered mixture of various elements. All things audio make up the soundtrack, and each has their own respective priorities, contexts, and purpose. Elements of the Soundtrack ...
- Created on August 23, 2015
- 44. Improve Audio for Video: Keep Mics Off of Camera
- (Shotgun)
- ... that even with such high volume sources, audio engineers rely upon close-up miking to keep it all clean. Yet when it comes to recording audio for video, it seems like the lessons learned in the recording ...
- Created on August 25, 2014
- 45. Improve Audio for Video: Headphones
- (Other Accessories)
- Although you would never consider recording a music session without proper monitoring, it is shocking just how many videographers are willing to shoot without the benefit of good headphone monitoring! ...
- Created on May 20, 2014
- 46. VIDEO: What is Timecode?
- (Recorders)
- Our friends at Sound Devices have produced a very informative,short, 5 minute video in which they introduce and explain the basics of timecode for double system film & video production. The video can be ...
- Created on October 23, 2013
- 47. Multitrack Workflow for Cinema/Video
- (Location Sound Recording)
- An explanation of the use of multiple audio tracks for location recording, from monaural through 8+2. Click to download
- Created on August 16, 2013
- 48. Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video
- (Shotgun)
- This is a brief explanation of some of the most commonly used shotgun microphones for film & video production. For details of each specific model, you can click on the link and go to the manufacturer’s ...
- Created on May 22, 2013
- 49. Location Sound Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... and presents it in a clear and concise manner. It is without a doubt the best textbook out there, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about our craft of sound recording for film & video. ...
- Created on January 20, 2013
- 50. Log Sheets, Sound Reports, Header ID
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... Production Sound Mixer on the film/video set or in the studio while recording dialogue and sound effects. It is a detailed history of every take that was recorded, whether these takes are "printed" or not. ...
- Created on December 29, 2012
- 51. Log Sheets, Sound Reports, Header ID
- (Production Planning)
- ... Production Sound Mixer on the film/video set or in the studio while recording dialogue and sound effects. It is a detailed history of every take that was recorded, whether these takes are "printed" or not. ...
- Created on December 29, 2012
- 52. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... and optional accessories to maximize their capacity. With the advent of video production and then digital audio recording -- sound mixers found that they often needed more workspace to house larger mixing ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 53. Sound Effects Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... Universal Studios, Dateline, Good Morning America, Disney, and many others. His sound design work has been used in major motion pictures, television shows, radio programs, and video games. In 2007, Viers ...
- Created on February 15, 2012
- 54. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- ... suggested workflow for professional film/video applications. It is not meant to replace the comprehensive Owners Manuals provided with the equipment, but rather to supplement those documents. Note: ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 55. LAPPG One-Day Workshop on Sound
- (Workshops)
- ... filmmaking and video. He has recorded production dialogue on feature motion pictures, episodic television, TV commercials, reality, documentary, corporate, government, and music videos. Fred is a member ...
- Created on October 11, 2011
- 56. Equipment Emporium is now FilmTVsound
- (News)
- ... sales. It is about presenting and explaining the craft of Production Sound Recording for Film and Video Production. So what did happen to Equipment Emporium? The original Equipment Emporium was ...
- Created on September 13, 2011
- 57. Sound for Surfing
- (Production Advice)
- Yesterday, one of my former students met with me to discuss recording audio for a video about surfing that he and his colleagues were planning. Recording production sound out on the ocean is not a simple ...
- Created on September 10, 2011
- 58. Trew Audio acquires Coffey Sound
- (Industry Happenings)
- ... a very well done email announcement. It was concise and to the point, without getting into politics or history. Embedded within the message was a short video featuring John Coffey himself, announcing the ...
- Created on September 07, 2011
- 59. 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
- 60. What is Production Sound?
- (Location Sound Recording)
- Production Sound is the complex craft of recording live dialogue on the set during principal photography. A blend of the creative and technical, the art of problem solving and compromise in an environment ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 61. 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
- 62. Welcome to Production Sound
- (Location Sound Recording)
- Welcome to Production Sound Recording for Film and TV. Why do you think they nicknamed them, "Talking Pictures"? What is Production Sound? Click to download ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 63. Consistency in Sound Recording
- (Sound Design)
- A critical aspect in sound recording for motion pictures and video is the consistency of all of the repetitively appearing elements of the soundtrack from scene to scene. As a scene (or an event in time) ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 64. Monitoring the Soundtrack
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... mixing panels used for film and video production may offer a dedicated headphone output for the boom operator. Most of the time, though, the less expensive (but still good quality) mixing panels from Mackie ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 65. Multi-track Recording for Film & Video
- (Recorders)
- ... during NAB 2010, the author presents a brief overview of multi-track recording for film and video production. For most of Hollywood’s past, Production Sound was recorded live to just one track (monaural). ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 66. [SERIES] Elements of the Soundtrack
- (Sound Design)
- This series of articles serves as the starting point in understanding the role and construction of the soundtrack for film and video production. It covers the basic aesthetics of a Hollywood soundtrack, ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 67. Recording Sound for Dinner Impossible
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... the recorder to a rack mounted remote monitor station at our video village via a Muxlab CAT5 Balun. In the rack is an eight-channel monitor mixer, Lectrosonics T1 transmitter, a Fostex RM-1 rack mounted ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 68. ENG Mixing Panels for Production Sound
- (Mix Panels)
- ... or rechargeables. Specific features will vary, of course, from model to model. Popular, broadcast grade ENG mixing panels include the Shure FP33, Sign Video ENG44, Rolls MX442, and the highly acclaimed ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 69. 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
- 70. Chapter 2: Elements of the Soundtrack
- (Series - Elements of the Soundtrack)
- ... of “post” and work our way back to the production side of things. Key elements include Narration, Music, Sound Effects, and Dialogue. What types of sound make up a motion picture or video soundtrack? ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 71. [VIDEO] Digital Grunt
- (Videos)
- "Let's just fix it in post!" producers like to say. Sounds easy, right? Unless you're the person in post... A hilarious, but sadly true, comedy about working in the visual effects industry. Someone get ...
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 72. [VIDEO] PMD661 Product Overview
- (Recorders)
- Learn all about the exciting and new Marantz Professional PMD661 Professional SD/SDHC Recorder in this simple and easy-to-follow video guide. Presented courtesy of our friends over at BufordTHedgehog.com ...
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 73. [VIDEO] PMD580 Product Overview
- (Recorders)
- Learn all about the Addressable Marantz Professiona PMD580 Solid State Recorder in this simple and easy-to-follow video guide. Presented courtesy of our friends over at BufordTHedgehog.com About ...
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 74. Chapter 3: Production Sound
- (Series - Elements of the Soundtrack)
- What is Production Sound? It can be defined as the complex craft of recording live dialogue and sound effects on the set during principal production of a motion picture or video. By complex craft, we ...
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 75. Production Sound Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... college degree in a very demanding and technologically advanced aspect of mass communication. The professional film, video, & multi-media industries are very competitive and extremely unforgiving of poor ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 76. Production Sound Reading List
- (College Classes)
- ... Understanding Microphones Shotgun Mic Selection and Use Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video Microphone Application Guide Microphone Powering Using a Mic Boompole Selecting Boompoles ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 77. There is more to learning Filmmaking than filmmaking.
- (For Students)
- ... is a Safety Officer, and needs to not just be vigilant, but pro-active. Learn to pick a lock. Yes, I am serious. You can order lockpick sets on the internet, and watch internet videos to show you the ...
- Created on January 18, 2022
- 78. Immersive Presentation (on the cheap)
- (Sound Design)
- ... Screens are not 60 feet across, but more likely just several feet. Picture an 85-inch diagonal monitor, or a portable HD video projector on a typical portable roll-up screen. What is the sound system ...
- Created on August 16, 2021
- 79. Software for Podcasting
- (Production Advice)
- ... videos on YouTube to teach you the program. (I have included a couple links at the end of this article.) Briefly, here is how Zencastr works. You create an episode file (folder). Your mic records to ...
- Created on February 11, 2021
- 80. Terms of Use
- (Legal)
- ... indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the “Content”) ...
- Created on July 23, 2020
- 81. COVID-19 and Why you should NOT postpone your college education
- (For Students)
- ... how to operate the fancy mixing panels and other gear. The point that I am making is that most of what you will ultimately derive from a college degree in film/video/media does not rely solely on hands-on ...
- Created on May 28, 2020
- 82. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- ... and save your reputation for another day. Almost every day, students come up to me and ask my advice about what a minimal sound package could be. They want to use inexpensive ENG/video shotguns instead ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 83. Do you really need a mixing panel?
- (Mix Panels)
- Let me begin by asking, “Do you consider yourself a RECORDIST or a SOUND MIXER?” The difference is akin to being a LINE COOK versus a CHEF DE CUISINE. A recordist is in charge of recording sound tracks. ...
- Created on June 25, 2019
- 84. Production Sound for Film & Video
- (Phoca Download / Production Sound for Film & Video)
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 85. 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