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Mike W

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Hello,

My name is Mike, and I am a sound designer in the UK.

I also teach sound design for moving image in addition to working in sound design for fine art, working with artists on their sound projects.

I am writing a final paper for a university level teaching qualification and it would be immensely helpful if anyone could help with my research. I am looking for articles on sound "pedagogy" (for lack of a less academic term).  What articles exist on this subject?

I am currently looking for articles about *how* to teach sound, that is how sound is shared with students. Does your work have internal documentation on what or how to teach new sound staff? Does your college have any internal documents on this subject? Is there a journal article you have read? Anything could be interesting. I am looking for articles and books.

All the Best

Mike W

London, UK

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A few books I'd recommend:

Producing Great Sound for Digital Video

by Jay Rose

published by CMP Books [iSBN 1578202086]

Audio Postproduction for Digital Video

by Jay Rose

Published by CMP Books [iSBN 1578201160]

Sound for Film and Television

by Tomlinson Holman

Published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240804538]

Sound for Digital Video

by Tomlinson Holman

published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240807200]

Sound for Picture

by Tom Kenny

Published by Artistpro [iSBN 0872887243]

The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation

by Vanessa Theme Ament

published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240811259]

Sound-On-Film: Interviews with Creators of Film Sound

by Vincent LoBrutto

published by Praeger [iSBN 0275944433]

Sync Sound for DAT, DV, and DVD

by Wolf Seeberg

www.wolfvid.com

24P For Sound and Video Assist

by Wolf Seeberg

www.wolfvid.com

Audio Bootcamp Field Guide

by Ty Ford

http://web.mac.com/tyreeford

Guide to the Nagra 4.2 and Production Sound Recording

by Fred Ginsburg

published by Equipment Emporium [iSBN #0971394105]

Roll Sound: A Practical Guide for Location Audio

by John Fielden

published by CreateSpace [iSBN 1450549837]

Location Audio Simplified

by Dean Miles

http://www.locationaudiosimplified.com/

The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound

by David L. Yewdall

Published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240802888]

Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art

by John Purcell

published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240809181]

Each of these has tons of information on the subject, specific techniques, solutions for problems, the history of the technological developments, and the theory behind good practices. For a student leaning towards location sound, I would read the latter four books first. Be warned that, like all books on technology, these tend to go out of date very quickly. Be sure to get the latest editions, if newer ones are available.

There's also a good bibliography at this link:

http://www.filmsound.org/bibliography/littlist.htm

--Marc W.

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Just remembered a new one from Trew Audio:

Sound Man: An Introduction to the Art, Science, and Business of Location Sound

by Richard Patton

http://www.trewaudio.com/store/product.php?productid=1120

I chuckled because the first chapter is all about rates and the importance of getting a deal memo. And this is before anything about wireless, mixers, recorders, or anything else!

Actually a pretty good book, and an entertaining read.

--Marc W.

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Although not a practical book one of my favorites is: Audio-Vision Sound on Screen, Michel Chion (1994, English version) its an incredible book with a strong narrative and simplicity.

Another interesting writer is Siegfried Kracauer. The Chapter Dialogue and sound in Theory of film: THe redemption of physical reality (1960) is stunning.

If anyone passionate about sound has not read the above mentioned work you need to get on it!

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