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The Vocabulary of Sound for Picture

Shot sizes, screenplay format, spotting sessions and the physical film formats — the things a sound person is assumed to already know on their first day, and which nobody stops to explain.

Topic
Live & Broadcast
Level
Advanced
Format
Guide
Time
12 min

Post-production sound is a collaboration with departments that have their own established vocabulary, and a sound person is expected to arrive already speaking it. None of it is difficult; it is simply assumed, which makes it awkward to ask about.

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