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Convention Paper

The Hstory of Tonmeister’s Technique on “Lenfilm” Studio in Saint-Petersburg

Authors: Ignatov, Pavel

AES Convention 118 · Paper 6489 · May 2005

Abstract

The first Russian film studio, created in Petrograd-Saint-Petersburg November 1918 played a significant role in the development of Russian Cinematography (later it was called “Lenfilm”). Since its foundation “Lenfilm” has created more than 1500 sound films with such outstanding tonmeisters as I. Dmitriev, I. Volk, E. Nesterov, L. Obolensky, A. Shargorodsky, A .Bekker, B. Khutoriansky, etc working as a tonmeister.
In 2001 “Lenfilm” carried out a project of technical re-equipment of sound recording appliances (Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Surround EX). The analysis of the development of tonmeister’s art on “Lenfilm” for the period of more then 90 years is the main aim of this paper.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 118
AES Convention
118
Paper number
6489
Publication date
May 6, 2005
Session subject
Audio Recording and Reproduction; High Resolution Audio; Instrumentation and Measurement
Affiliation
University Degree (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper