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Sound design is a technical/conceptually creative field. It covers all non-compositional elements of a film, a play, a music performance or recording, computer game software or any other multimedia project. A person who practices the art of sound design is known as a Sound Designer. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording in film with the Academy Award for Best Sound, historically given to an English-language film. The new Tony Award for Best Sound Design is to be awarded for the best sound design in American theatre. Sound Design can also be defined as: "The manipulation of audio elements to achieve a desired effect." for a discussion of the mechanics of film soundIn motion picture production, a Sound Designer is a member of a film crew responsible for some original aspect of the film's audio track. The title is not controlled by any industry organisation, as with the title of director or screenwriter in... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mwcl_wikipedia_en Sep 27, 2007
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