Hollywood Soundscapes: Film Sound Style, Craft and Production in the Classical Era

by Helen Hanson

The technical crafts of sound in classical Hollywood cinema have, until recently, remained largely 'unsung' by histories of the studio era. Yet film sound - voice, music and sound effects - is a crucial aspect of film style and has been key to engaging and holding audiences since the transition to sound by Hollywood's major studios in 1929. This innovative new text restores sound technicians to Hollywood's creative history. Exploring a range of films...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844575047
• ISBN13: 9781844575046
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"