Beauchamp R. Designing Sound for Animation

Focal Press, 2005. — 216 p. — ISBN: 0-240-80733-2This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animated films explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker, and provides varieties of examples for how to use sound to enliven your films with professional sound.Sound-savvy animators save precious resources (time and money) by using sound for effects they don’t necessarily have time to create. For example, the sound of a crow flying gives viewers a sense of the crow without the crow. Where there’s a macabre element or scene in an animated film, this book explains why you should choose a low frequency sound for it-low frequencies are scary, because the ear can’t decipher their origin or direction!Foundations and Theory
Foundations of Audio for Image
Sound Design Theory
The Stems: Dialog, Music, and Effects
Dialog
Music
Sound Effects (SFX)
Arts Law
Developing a Legal Sound Track
Tools and Techniques
The Project Studio
Signal Path and Signal Processing
The Production Path
Preproduction
Production
Postproduction
Case Studies
Case Study: A Trip to Granny’s
Case Study: Sam