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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Documentary · 2019
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
The sides of Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
- The sound designers behind Star Wars and Apocalypse Now
- Directors like Spielberg and Lucas talking about sound
- How a film's sound is built layer by layer
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is good for you if…
- you love the big-screen feeling and want to know where the sound comes from.
- you like a tour of cinema history from the first talkies onward.
- you like learning what to listen for the next time you rewatch a film.
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is bad for you if…
- you need one personal story, not a series of interviews.
- you find clips from silent films and early talkies dated.
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