Wednesday, 14 January 2015

    Sound

    Quality Criteria

    Clarity – being able to hear what is said between the characters/sound essential to the frame

    Cleanness – Has it been clearly recorded?

    Selection – a clear idea whether what sound you recorded is what you intended - appropriate/inappropriate

    Reduction of unwanted elements – sound of the wind

    Continuity – have a constant sound movement
    Any sound that isn't dialogue should be recorded separately after the main action in the scene has been recorded. This is known as "Wildtrek"
    Room Sound/Tone - at the end of each scene, record one/two minutes of "Room Tone"
    • "We're going to record one minute of room tone"
    • This will create better cutting continuity.


    Side Notes:
    • XLR cables provide better quality sound than stereojack cables
    • Avoid being "unidirectional" - it will only pick up the sound in a lined direction - make sure the microphone is facing directly at the actor's lips!
    • The recording level should be three quarters of the way across for good dialogue
    • Get all the cable behind the mic, and wrap it around the boom hole, giving it some slack nearer the microphone; this keeps the cable clean.
    • The microphone is very delicate

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