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1	Audio-Vision more books like this by Professor Michel Chion add to wishlist In Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen, French critic and composer Michel Chion reassesses audiovisual media since the revolutionary 1927 debut of recorded sound in cinema, shedding crucial light on the mutual relationship between sound and image in audiovisual perception. Chion argues that sound film qualitatively produces a new form of perception: we ... see all copies from $23.26! new only from $30.47! \| first editions
2	Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound more books like this by David L Yewdall add to wishlist "Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound" embraces the subject of sound for films. Based on the experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople, this book provides numerous real-life examples and relevant technical data. It also is firmly grounded in practical techniques and it will show you an appreciation of all the processes involved in ... see all copies from $2.24! new only from $12.60! \| SVS
3	You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: The American Talking Film, History & Memory, 1927-1949 more books like this by Andrew Sarris add to wishlist This book concentrates on the first two decades of the talking film in America, a period often referred to as Hollywood's Golden Age. Sarris devotes approximately half of the book to directors, due his contention that the director is the true author of a film. The remaining sections focus on the studios, major genres, and actors and actresses of ... see all copies from $2.32! new only from $8.99! \| first editions
4	Film Sound: Theory and Practice more books like this by Elisabeth Weis (Photographer), John Belton (Photographer) add to wishlist -- Film Quarterly see all copies from $10.30! new only from $22.85! \| SVS
5	The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930 more books like this by Scott Eyman add to wishlist A history of how Hollywood was changed by the introduction of soundtrack films. Eyman argues that the new technology had far-reaching implications for the art and altered the styles of cinematography and screenwriting profoundly. see all copies from $3.55! new only from $21.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Jazz Singer more books like this by Robert L Carringer (Editor) add to wishlist Talks about "The Jazz Singer", the first feature length film with spoken dialog as part of the dramatic action. This film deals with the conflicts confronting the first-generation Jew in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Uncanny Bodies: The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of the Horror Genre more books like this by Robert Spadoni add to wishlist In 1931 Universal Pictures released "Dracula" and "Frankenstein", two films that inaugurated the horror genre in Hollywood cinema. These films appeared directly on the heels of Hollywood's transition to sound film. "Uncanny Bodies" argues that the coming of sound inspired more in these massively influential horror movies than screams, creaking ... see all copies from $16.45! new only from $24.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art more books like this by John Purcell, Dominick Tavella (Foreword by) add to wishlist Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This is a book for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or video but were never taught how to do it. It goes step by step through the process and covers ... see all copies from $36.02! new only from $36.02! \| SVS
9	Synchronization from Reel to Reel: A Complete Guide for the Synchronization of Audio, Film and Video more books like this by Jeffrey C Rona add to wishlist This book provides a step-by-step explanation of the tools needed to work with multitrack tape, film and video. From the most basic of recording set-ups using home recording equipment, up to top professional recording, film and television studios, you will see how the devices that play such an important role in today's music recording are selected ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $73.92!
10	Audio Design: Sound Recording Techniques for Film and Video more books like this by Tony Zaza add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00! new only from $39.95!
11	Sound Technology and the American Cinema: Perception, Representation, Modernity more books like this by James Lastra add to wishlist -- Review of Communication see all copies from $3.40! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
12	A pictorial history of the talkies. more books like this by Daniel C. Blum add to wishlist see all copies from $2.20! first editions
13	The Shattered Silents: How the Talkies Came to Stay more books like this by Alexander Walker add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.95! \| first editions
14 view cover	Lowering the Boom: Critical Studies in Film Sound more books like this by Jay Beck (Editor), Tony Grajeda (Editor) add to wishlist As the first collection of new work on sound and cinema in over a decade, "Lowering the Boom" addresses the expanding field of film sound theory and its significance in rethinking historical models of film analysis. The contributors consider the ways in which musical expression, scoring, voice-over narration, and ambient noise affect identity ... see all copies from $19.75! new only from $19.75!
15 view cover	Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound more books like this by Marty McGee add to wishlist Ever since 1926, when The Jazz Singer broke the silence of the silver screen, sound has played an integral role in the development and appreciation of motion pictures. Fourteen years after the advent of talkies, Disney's Fantasia upped the ante by introducing fully directional sound called Fantasound to theater audiences. After myriad experimental ... see all copies from $7.90! new only from $52.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	Gardner's Guide to Audio Post Production more books like this by Mark Scetta add to wishlist A step-by-step guide to post-production sound for film, video, and television, this resource includes practical techniques used by experienced editors and mixers to create professional-quality audio. Topics of discussion include how audio is recorded, how sound and picture stay in sync, how audio can be exported from system to system, and how film ... see all copies from $13.30! new only from $21.01!
17 view cover	Sound-On-Film: Interviews with Creators of Film Sound more books like this by Vincent Lobrutto add to wishlist "Sound-on-Film" contains interviews with 27 prominent men and women who discuss their careers and the art and craft of film sound. These sound creators represent many of the crafts working in film sound, including production sound, sound editing, sound design, additional dialogue replacement (ADR), Foley, re-recording mixing, and sound engineering ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $45.90! \| first editions \| SVS
18	A new pictorial history of the talkies more books like this by Daniel C Blum add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The technique of audio post-production in video and film more books like this by Tim Amyes add to wishlist Covers the techniques needed to audio post-produce video and film programmes. A detailed explanation of the techniques and methods used in audio post-production, this book is aimed at those involved in video and film editing, as well as audio recording, whether in music, television, video or film. The text also takes into consideration the changes ... see all copies from $3.81! new only from $8.70! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Dolby Era: Film Sound in Contemporary Hollywood more books like this by Gianluca Sergi add to wishlist Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Part 1: Film sound in the Dolby era; Introduction: Sound matters; 1. The Dolby phenomenon; 2. Interview with the creators of Dolby: Ray Dolby; 3. Critical receptions of sound; 4. see all copies from $30.00! new only from $30.40! \| SVS
21	Sound Films, 19271939: A United States Filmography more books like this by Alan G Fetrow add to wishlist This thorough reference book contains 5,418 listings of feature-length films produced in the United States from the beginning of the "talkies" era in 1927 through 1939. For each are supplied production credits, year of production and release, genre, plot synopsis, cast and technical crew, running time (when available), debuts and career finales, ... see all copies from $39.00! new only from $166.53!
22 view cover	The Coming of Sound more books like this by Professor Douglas Gomery, Gomery Gomery add to wishlist The coming of sound in the late 1920s is a crucial segment in the history of film, completely transforming the industry. Drawing upon research carried out over the last thirty years, the book examines how the arrival of sound brought a boom to the industry and why its social impact deepened in complexity. see all copies from $84.70! new only from $84.70! \| SVS
23 view cover	Audio Post-Production in Video and Film more books like this by Tim Amyes add to wishlist Provides a thorough overview of audio post-production theory and technique. It is a good introduction for beginners and has enough technical depth to suit practicing professionals, whether in small production houses or larger facilities. Equipment and processes are illustrated with explanatory diagrams throughout, and supported by a ... see all copies from $10.26! new only from $55.50!
24 view cover	The Talkies: U.S. Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 more books like this by Donald Crafton add to wishlist This series is the most thorough history yet published of the business, technology, and art of the film industry from its earliest roots 100 years ago, through the 1990s. see all copies from $27.66! new only from $136.12! \| first editions
25	How to Make Good Sound Movies more books like this by Eastman Kodak Company add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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