Emphasizing the importance of sound within animation, Designing Sound for Animation from Focal Press is a useful guide offering information on creating scores, ambient noise, adding dialogue, or developing soundtracks. Authored by Robin Beauchamp, this publication explains the theories and topics behind sound for image, and will provide an overview of the systems and production path to help in developing original sound. Aiding the learning process, animated shorts allow you to follow along with the text and further reinforce tools and techniques learned.

• Part I: Foundations and Theory

• Chapter 1: Foundations of Audio for Image

• Chapter 2: Sound Design Theory

• Part II: The Stems: Dialog, Music, and Effects

• Chapter 3: Dialog

• Chapter 4: Music

• Chapter 5: Sound Effects (SFX)

• Chapter 6: Sound Editing

• Chapter 7:Tools and Techniques

• Chapter 8: The Production Path

• Chapter 9:The Mix and Layback

• Appendix A: Case Studies

• Appendix B: Arts Law

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