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by Michel Chion (Author), Claudia Gorbman (Author), Walter Murch (Author) "The house lights go down and the movie begins..." (more)
Key Phrases: audiovisual contract, materializing indices, causal listening, Roger Rabbit, Hulot's Holiday, Lesser God (more...)
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Chion is the leading French cinema scholar to study the sound track.I know of no writer in any language to have published as much in this area, and of such uniformly high quality as he. -- Alan Williams

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  • Paperback: 239 pages
  • Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0231078994
  • ISBN-13: 978-0231078993
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #194,260 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, January 10, 2002
This is the best book I have seen so far on theories for sound design. I used it for my graduate design research thesis 4 years ago at Carnegie Mellon, and I am about to require it for my students at UT next week, for a course in sound design. Chion opened up so many new ideas for me on different ways that sound affects us. Like the book itself, the forward by Walter Murch (considered by many to be a hero in film sound design) is inspiring.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is how it works!, April 9, 2008
I consider this book a "Bible" for Motion Picture Sound Theory: Chion teaches us that also creativity has got rules and we've got to follow these rules to find the way to realize our ideas in the right way.

If you are, or want to be, a sound editor, designer or mixer, you have to read and study this book before learning any software secret: this book will help you to understand how to guide the audience expectations and feelings.

I use this book to bring the great research made by this great composer, filmmaker and teacher to my Sound Design course students.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but too long., September 23, 2004
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Good information though written in a wordy style that I disliked. Could have been shorter and had better headings to bring out the structure and information.
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