137:
74:", a creative and professional conflict has emerged from the ongoing tension between the visual and aural dimensions of the film. Production sound crews often complain about the lack of consideration given to sound in film productions. Having a DA in pre-production helps to exert a powerful presence to defend the dimension of sound in film.
129:
The DA should not be confused with a production supervisor or post-production supervisor - both are administrative roles in the production department. In contrast, the DA is a technical role blending leadership, management and administrative skills with creative audiography ranging over
130:
pre-production, production and post-production - constrained only by the
Director's vision and the production's schedule and budget. In many ways, the DoA role is a natural extension of the more limited post-production role of supervising sound editor.
81:, every studio had a sound director (SD) or a recording director (RD), who headed the sound department and took sole credit for the work done by a large crew of sound technicians. Hollywood sound editor David Yewdall bemoans the loss of the SD in
66:
vision, identifies the tasks necessary to realize this vision, budgets for those tasks, and coordinates all the work from pre-production to post-production whilst keeping an eye on overall sound quality.
95:, who neglected to take the advice of sound editor Joe Sikorski to record aircraft sound effects on location; an SD would have immediately appreciated the financial implications of
118:- there has been some debate on the most appropriate role to head the sound department; a supervising sound editor is seen as a technical manager - comparable to an
114:- each role allegedly having less influence, responsibility, and scope than the former SD. Where no DA is hired - as is the case when making films in the
102:
Following the demise of the studio system and the loss of the sound director, part of this role was delegated to the post-production supervisor,
388:
1155:
1150:
58:
The title is not used professionally in most parts of the world. The role and title "director of audiography" derives from
1091:
510:
415:
82:
1086:
891:
739:
1038:
896:
868:
560:
1145:
816:
153:
103:
1116:
530:
381:
806:
535:
111:
1071:
811:
704:
540:
995:
906:
853:
848:
843:
565:
759:
749:
615:
123:
91:
62:-style filmmaking in India, where it is an established title credit. The DA works to carry out the
1053:
929:
831:
826:
555:
545:
484:
374:
133:
The term director of sound (DoS) has also been proposed as an alternative title to that of DA.
990:
965:
781:
593:
575:
550:
924:
863:
627:
570:
461:
441:
143:- Lines indicate chains of command. Arrows indicate paths of communication and coordination.
1025:
1010:
821:
717:
712:
657:
451:
216:
205:
183:
1076:
1063:
975:
919:
883:
727:
680:
662:
642:
522:
227:
136:
107:
358:
1139:
1043:
960:
934:
873:
690:
647:
489:
479:
469:
446:
436:
115:
86:
78:
63:
239:
1033:
1005:
1000:
980:
970:
950:
793:
722:
620:
474:
431:
119:
46:, is the head of the sound department and the person responsible for planning the
1081:
955:
836:
744:
685:
672:
652:
637:
279:
194:
47:
1111:
1015:
776:
585:
401:
39:
17:
122:- whereas a sound designer is viewed as a creative visionary, analogous to a
732:
632:
397:
59:
349:- see the note on Supervising Sound Editors in the Directory of Members PDF
1048:
985:
914:
858:
771:
766:
754:
456:
366:
71:
426:
135:
508:
413:
370:
172:
126:. In practice, the industry sees both roles as equivalent.
173:
The
Culture-Specific Use of Sound in Indian Cinema (1999)
346:
313:
by David Lewis
Yewdall, M.P.S.E., Focal Press (1999).
297:
by David Lewis
Yewdall, M.P.S.E., Focal Press (1999).
258:
by David Lewis
Yewdall, M.P.S.E., Focal Press (1999).
1104:
1062:
1024:
943:
905:
882:
792:
703:
671:
606:
584:
521:
713:Cinematographer / director of photography
337:by Nicholas Pasquariello (1996, 1997), page. 130
382:
8:
50:and managing the audiographers of a film.
1059:
668:
581:
518:
505:
410:
389:
375:
367:
27:Sound director, Head of a sound department
311:The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound
295:The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound
256:The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound
240:An Open Letter from your Sound Department
228:An Open Letter from your Sound Department
165:
325:by Vincent LoBrutto (1994), page. 254
7:
77:In the early days of the Hollywood
25:
89:Ross Hunter, working on the film
1:
242:by John Coffey et al. (v 1.4)
230:by John Coffey et al. (v 1.0)
184:Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1958)
1172:
1087:Computer-generated imagery
892:Special effects supervisor
740:Digital imaging technician
270:by Vincent LoBrutto (1994)
897:Visual effects supervisor
517:
504:
422:
409:
85:and recalls the story of
817:Utility sound technician
154:Category:Audio directors
104:supervising sound editor
70:Since the onset of the "
1117:Unit still photographer
802:Director of audiography
531:Unit production manager
307:The Lost Sound Director
291:The Lost Sound Director
252:The Lost Sound Director
195:Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977)
141:Director of Audiography
42:, known elsewhere as a
38:), within Indian-style
32:director of audiography
1156:Filmmaking occupations
807:Production sound mixer
536:Production coordinator
144:
112:production sound mixer
1151:Film sound production
1077:Visual effects editor
1072:VFX creative director
541:Production accountant
139:
996:Intimacy coordinator
566:Production assistant
99:taking such advice.
760:Lighting technician
616:Production designer
124:production designer
1054:Technical director
827:Re-recording mixer
556:Script coordinator
546:Assistant director
485:Executive producer
145:
1133:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1100:
1099:
991:Acting instructor
966:Movement director
755:Best boy electric
699:
698:
602:
601:
594:Storyboard artist
551:Script supervisor
500:
499:
217:Bhoothnath (2008)
16:(Redirected from
1163:
1060:
864:Music supervisor
669:
628:Costume designer
582:
571:Location manager
561:Casting director
519:
506:
442:Supporting actor
411:
391:
384:
377:
368:
361:
356:
350:
344:
338:
335:Sounds of Movies
332:
326:
320:
314:
304:
298:
288:
282:
277:
271:
265:
259:
249:
243:
237:
231:
225:
219:
214:
208:
203:
197:
192:
186:
181:
175:
170:
21:
1171:
1170:
1166:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1160:
1146:Audio directors
1136:
1135:
1134:
1121:
1096:
1058:
1026:Post-production
1020:
1011:Stunt performer
939:
901:
884:Special effects
878:
822:Dialogue editor
788:
718:Camera operator
695:
667:
658:Property master
608:
598:
580:
513:
496:
468:
452:Character actor
418:
405:
395:
365:
364:
357:
353:
345:
341:
333:
329:
321:
317:
305:
301:
289:
285:
278:
274:
266:
262:
250:
246:
238:
234:
226:
222:
215:
211:
204:
200:
193:
189:
182:
178:
171:
167:
162:
150:
56:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1169:
1167:
1159:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1138:
1137:
1131:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1108:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1068:
1066:
1064:Visual effects
1057:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
947:
945:
941:
940:
938:
937:
932:
927:
922:
920:Visual effects
917:
911:
909:
903:
902:
900:
899:
894:
888:
886:
880:
879:
877:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
840:
839:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
798:
796:
790:
789:
787:
786:
785:
784:
779:
774:
764:
763:
762:
757:
747:
742:
737:
736:
735:
730:
728:Clapper loader
725:
715:
709:
707:
701:
700:
697:
696:
694:
693:
688:
683:
677:
675:
666:
665:
663:Weapons master
660:
655:
650:
645:
643:Make-up artist
640:
635:
630:
625:
624:
623:
612:
610:
604:
603:
600:
599:
597:
596:
590:
588:
579:
578:
576:Location scout
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
527:
525:
523:Pre-production
515:
514:
511:Below the line
509:
502:
501:
498:
497:
495:
494:
493:
492:
487:
477:
472:
466:
465:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
423:
420:
419:
416:Above the line
414:
407:
406:
396:
394:
393:
386:
379:
371:
363:
362:
351:
339:
327:
315:
309:(page 116) in
299:
283:
272:
260:
244:
232:
220:
209:
206:Virasat (1997)
198:
187:
176:
164:
163:
161:
158:
157:
156:
149:
146:
108:sound designer
55:
52:
44:sound director
26:
24:
18:Sound director
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1168:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1065:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
971:Choreographer
969:
967:
964:
962:
961:Dialect coach
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
948:
946:
942:
936:
935:Layout artist
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
912:
910:
908:
904:
898:
895:
893:
890:
889:
887:
885:
881:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
838:
835:
834:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
812:Boom operator
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
799:
797:
795:
791:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
772:Best boy grip
770:
769:
768:
765:
761:
758:
756:
753:
752:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
720:
719:
716:
714:
711:
710:
708:
706:
702:
692:
691:Scenic design
689:
687:
684:
682:
681:Matte painter
679:
678:
676:
674:
670:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
648:Set decorator
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
622:
619:
618:
617:
614:
613:
611:
605:
595:
592:
591:
589:
587:
583:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
528:
526:
524:
520:
516:
512:
507:
503:
491:
490:Line producer
488:
486:
483:
482:
481:
480:Film producer
478:
476:
473:
471:
470:Film director
467:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
447:Ensemble cast
445:
443:
440:
438:
437:Leading actor
435:
433:
430:
429:
428:
425:
424:
421:
417:
412:
408:
403:
399:
392:
387:
385:
380:
378:
373:
372:
369:
360:
355:
352:
348:
343:
340:
336:
331:
328:
324:
323:Sound-On-Film
319:
316:
312:
308:
303:
300:
296:
293:(page 35) in
292:
287:
284:
281:
276:
273:
269:
268:Sound-On-Film
264:
261:
257:
254:(page 35) in
253:
248:
245:
241:
236:
233:
229:
224:
221:
218:
213:
210:
207:
202:
199:
196:
191:
188:
185:
180:
177:
174:
169:
166:
159:
155:
152:
151:
147:
142:
138:
134:
131:
127:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
98:
94:
93:
88:
87:film producer
84:
80:
79:studio system
75:
73:
68:
65:
61:
53:
51:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
19:
1039:Sound editor
1006:Stunt double
1001:Stage combat
981:Talent agent
951:Acting coach
874:Orchestrator
869:Music editor
832:Foley artist
801:
723:Focus puller
621:Art director
475:Screenwriter
354:
347:AMPS website
342:
334:
330:
322:
318:
310:
306:
302:
294:
290:
286:
280:Walter Murch
275:
267:
263:
255:
251:
247:
235:
223:
212:
201:
190:
179:
168:
140:
132:
128:
120:art director
101:
96:
90:
76:
69:
57:
43:
35:
31:
29:
1034:Film editor
956:Body double
837:Voice foley
745:Second unit
705:Photography
686:Illustrator
673:Visual arts
653:Set dresser
638:Hairdresser
607:Production
462:Cameo actor
432:Voice actor
48:audiography
1140:Categories
1112:Swing gang
1082:Compositor
1016:Under-five
777:Dolly grip
586:Storyboard
402:filmmaking
359:Randy Thom
160:References
64:director's
40:filmmaking
1092:Rendering
907:Animation
854:Subtitles
733:Steadicam
633:Greensman
457:Bit actor
398:Film crew
83:Hollywood
60:Bollywood
1049:Animator
1044:Colorist
986:Stand-in
925:Modeling
915:Animator
859:Composer
767:Key grip
148:See also
54:Overview
930:Rigging
844:Dubbing
92:Airport
72:talkies
944:Talent
750:Gaffer
609:design
1105:Other
976:Extra
794:Sound
427:Actor
782:Grip
116:West
30:The
849:ADR
110:or
97:not
1142::
106:,
36:DA
404:)
400:(
390:e
383:t
376:v
34:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
