Introduction
SOUND FOR FILM AND TELEVISION DEFINED
Sound for film and television is an aural experience constructed to support the story of a narrative, documentary, or commercial film or television program. Sound may tell the story directly, or it may be used indirectly to enhance the story. Although there are separate perceptual mechanisms for sound and picture, the sound may be integrated by the audience along with the picture into a complete whole, without differentiation. In such a state, the sound and picture together can become greater than the sum of the parts.
In most instances, film and television sound for entertainment and documentary programming is constructed in postproduction by professionals utilizing many pieces of sound mixed ...
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