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 AUDIO 4 FILM AND TELEVISION  

'''By Ashley Grenville '''

I hope this information helps demystify the process of film and television audio and helps you to be more creative. I’m assuming that a lot of the people reading this book will be independent film makers working with tight schedules and budgets, which makes good quality location and post production audio all the more challenging. I’ve included all departments that make up the film and television audio industry, because I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked in the areas of location recording, sound editing and design, premixing and final mixing extensively. Had I only specialized in one area for the last thirty years, I doubt that I would have gotten the idea to write this book because my knowledge would have been too narrow. The audio side of the industry is still very much run on these separate career paths and for good reason as it fosters specialists. But in the multi skilled world of independent film making, the more strings you have to your bow the more of an asset you are.

Also the fact that our world is going through an unprecedented period of economic and environmental change, it stands to reason that the more you know the better off you’ll be. There are an increasing number of audio people around the world who do both location recording and post production. I personally find that it’s far more satisfying to work on a film’s sound track from the pre-production period all the way through to the final print, that way if you’re not happy with something you only have yourself to blame. Apart from anything else it’s great to experience the contrast of being out in the field with all the teamwork of the crew and actors around and then be in the studio for a few months working almost alone. The move into studio air conditioning is also a welcome change because it’s pretty hot out here in Malaysia.

The book extracts can be viewed at: http://ashaudio4film.com