About the Book:

Sound Can Make Or Break Any Production....

According to George Lucas, "Sound is half the experience." In The Location Sound Bible author Ric Viers explains how to achieve Hollywood-quality sound that will make your productions stand out from the rest. From audio basics and microphone selection to the business side of show biz, The Location Sound Bible takes you behind the scenes of Viers' work on feature films, television shows, broadcast news, courtroom dramas, and music videos.

What people say:

"The Location Sound Bible is the first truly comprehensive guide to the acquisition of on-set production sound. I will recommend it to all of my students." — Peter Damski, C.A.S., production sound mixer, Will & Grace, Hannah Montana

"Ric Viers takes an in-depth look into the world of location recording—the theory, the techniques, and the technology. Once you finish this book, you'll start listening to the world around you a whole lot differently." — Scott Martin Gershin, sound designer/supervisor/mixer, Braveheart, Gladiator

"As a post-production professional and dialog editor, I know how critical it is to get beautiful sound when the camera rolls. Viers' professional-level guidance fills in the knowledge gap for sound made far from Hollywood." — David Stone, supervising sound editor; Academy Award winner, Best Sound Effects Editing, Bram Stoker's Dracula

About the Author:

Ric Viers is the world's largest independent provider of sound effects with over 250,000 sounds and more than 600 sound effects libraries to his name. Known as the "Rock and Roll Professor of Sound," he has worked in the film and television industry for more than fifteen years. His location sound credits include hundreds of productions for nearly every major television network, Universal Studios, Dateline, Good Morning America, Disney, and many others.