Designing Sound for Animation

Description

This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animated films explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker, and provides varieties of examples for how to use sound to enliven your films with professional sound.Sound-savvy animators save precious resources (time and money) by using sound for effects they don't necessarily have time to create. For example, the sound of a crow flying gives viewers a sense of the crow without the crow. Where there's a macabre element or scene in an animated film, this book explains why you should choose a low frequency sound for it-low frequencies are scary, because the ear can't decipher their origin or direction!On the DVD: three 5-minute animations; sample sound clips, jump cuts and video streams; plus motion graphics with which to practice sound-applications explained in this book. Cover Designing Sound for Animation Contents About the Author Credits Acknowledgments Introduction Section I: Foundations and Theory Chapter 1: Foundations of Audio for Image Chapter 2: Sound Design and Theory Section II: The Stems: Dialog, Music, and Effects (DM&E) Chapter 3: Dialog Chapter 4: Music Chapter 5: Sound Effects (SFX) Section III: Arts Law Chapter 6: Developing a Legal Sound Track Section IV: Tools and Techniques Chapter 7: The Project Studio Chapter 8: Signal Path and Signal Processing Section V: The Production Path Chapter 9: Preproduction Chapter 10: Production Chapter 11: Postproduction Section VI: Case Studies Chapter 12: Case Study: A Trip to Granny's Chapter 13: Case Study: Sam Bibliography Index