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Designing Sound for Animation

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This is a very well written introduction to sound design for film. And while the book focuses on animation, it is also very relevant for traditional narrative film. The author has a real talent for getting to the basic essence of things. A very practical book!

Disclosure: The author is a colleague of mine, though in a different department. This review is unsolicited.

As a professor of Motion Media Design, I have long sought a textbook that introduced the fundamentals of sound design in a way that was both thorough and free of jargon.
Beauchamp's text is such a book. Through the use of judicious case studies the author writes engaging chapters that highlight topics as wide ranging as character development through sound design, continuity and time perception, metaphoric sound and off-screen sound. Also valuable are some very practical chapters on arts law (licensing and copywriting), signal path and signal processing. A huge asset to the learning process is the DVD that includes animation case studies, each with various mixes and options for sound, and an array of supplemental instructional materials. These qualities combined make this book a great text for students of sound design, film, motion graphics and anyone interested in solidifying their understanding of sound design.

Designing Sound for Animation is a great book for those who are being introduced to the world of audio in film and video production.

I bought it because a class required it. It's not a dummies book like the cover suggests, it's actually full of "aught to know" knowledge. It is clear and easy to understand.

This book was purchased for my daughter. She loves her class and is always reading this book and enjoys it.