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The Location Sound Bible

How to Record Professional Dialog for Film and TV
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The Location Sound Bible is a comprehensive guide to capturing high-quality dialog audio on location. Covering essentials from audio basics and microphone choice to wireless systems and mixing techniques, it also shares invaluable insights through the Ten Location Sound Commandments. The book offers a behind-the-scenes look at Ric Viers' extensive experience working on feature films, TV shows, news, courtroom dramas, and music videos.
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The Location Sound Bible

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The Location Sound Bible is a complete guide to recording dialogue on location. Topics include audio basics, microphone selection, wireless systems, recording and mixing techniques, and the Ten Location Sound Commandments, but it's more than just cables and connectors.

This book takes you behind the scenes of Ric Viers' work on feature films, television shows, broadcast news, courtroom dramas, music videos, and more.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781615931200

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Michael Wiese Productions

Illustration: 50 Original Illustrations and Charts

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 230

About the Author

Ric Viers has worked in the film and television industry for more than fifteen years. His location sound credits include hundreds of productions for nearly every major television network, Universal Studios, Dateline, Good Morning America, Disney, and many others. Known as the "Rock and Roll Professor of Sound," Viers has hosted several video series including Rode University, Rode Rage, and The Detroit Chop Shop Video Diaries. His sound design work has been used in major motion pictures, television shows, radio programs, and video games. In 2007, Viers launched his own label, Blastwave FX, to celebrate the release of his 100th sound effects library. Viers is the author of The Sound Effects Bible and is considered to be the world's largest independent provider of sound effects, with more than 250,000 sounds and over 600 sound effects libraries to his credit. He has produced sound libraries for numerous publishers, including Adobe, Apple, Blastwave FX, Sony, Sound Ideas, and The Hollywood Edge. For more information visit www.ricviers.com.

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