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[[PREPRODUCTION]]
[[PRODUCTION]] [[POSTPRODUCTION]]
[[PostProduction]]
: [[The Director's Role]] [[The
Dialogue Editor]] [[The SoundEffect
Editor]]
All of the work
involved in structuring the postproduction sound tracks for your film
will be targeted on the final mix. Usually most of the sounds you hear
in a film after is produced were at one time separate from one another.
The final mix (mixing) is the process of blending together the remote
sounds: dialogue, sound effects, and music. Afterwards, an engineer
rerecords the different multiple tracks and blends them together,
equalizing the instruments.
The directorˇ¦s role
Postproduction sound is divided into three categories: dialogue, sound
effects and music. The specialists involved in constructing these sounds
are the dialogue director, the special effects editor, the composer and
the music editor. Each of them will emphasize on a particular are of
sound. For instance the sound editor will view the picture with an ear
for sound effects. An important point to remember for sound effects is
that only one kind of effect can dominate at a time. For example, if
there is dialogue going on, then there should be no background music
disrupting the dialogue.
The dialogue editor
The original recording of the dialogue made during the production will
need a substantial amount of work before it is ready for the mix.
Thatˇ¦s the dialogue editorˇ¦s job. A system that the dialogue editor
may use is the ADR ˇ§automatic dialogue replacementˇ¨. It is for
rerecording dialogue in synchronization with the picture during
postproduction. Usually this is done when there is something wrong with
the original recording. Some directors actually prefer using ADR because
this system can allow them to concentrate more visually during the
production without having to be concerned too much about sound quality.
The sound effects editor
A good sound effects editor approaches his work much like a composer
approaches music; going beyond the main sound effects that the picture
demands to create moods and feelings. Sound effects are very important
as they have a huge effect on the audienceˇ¦s reaction and response to
the film. How does a sound effects editor create sounds like that? Well,
below is a single example of a sound effects construction.
Imagine the inside of a hotel room. A man enters, turns on the light,
drops his keys on the dresser, removes his coat, revealing a splotch of
blood on his shirt, tosses his coat on a chair, flops onto the bed with
a sigh. The following sound effects are needed for this scene:
- Distant city traffic
- Key in lock
- Doorknob turning
- Door squeaking
- Door closing
- Door closing
- Light switch
- Footsteps on carpet
- Keys jingling
- Keys hitting dresser top
- Clothes rustling
- Jacket dropping onto chair
- Man flopping onto bed (squeaky bed springs)
- Man sighing
Amidst all these sound effects, it is important to note the real point
of the whole thing. Donˇ¦t forget that the real point is to tell a
story.
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