Ist Yrs Lecture

8/2/2019 Ist Yrs Lecture

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TV & Film Post

Production Sound

Ravensbourne

Sound Design Year 2


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David Humphries

Re-recording

Mixer


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Foley

Mixer


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ADR

Mixer


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AMPS

BAFTA

Association ofMotion Picture Sound

British Academy ofFilm & Television Arts

IBS InstituteofBroadcast Sound


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www.skillset.org


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Experience

Music

Television

Film


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Sound-What we do!

Tidy up all audio edits - remove clicks, pops, mic bumps

Re-route all audioto the correct output tracks

Combine twin mono tracks into stereo pairs

Replace a guide commentary with a new voice over

Add atmosphere, Foley and Sound Fx

Smooth out sync tracks - adding EQ and reverb

Create an M&E - allowing foreign sales

Produce a technically transmittable product - checking overall

level and phase


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Sound-What we dont do!

Book artists

Complete the sound mix on an unlocked picture

Find music

Get rid of distortion

Get rid of unwanted sound from the shoot

Get rid of ambient echo from bad microphone placement

Work 24 hours

Get invited to the wrap party!


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What is Sound Design?

The process of creating the overall soniccharacter of an environment


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Where is Sound Design used?Sound Design is used in

FilmTelevision

Computer gamesRadioTheatreTheme ParksAdvertisingExhibitionsMuseums

Corporate eventsWeb sites

Mobile phonesLiftsHotelsShopsRailway StationsGardens


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What sound is used?

Music

Real soundsAtmospheres/Live recordings

Created Sound EffectsElectronic/Foley/Synthetic

Vocal soundsSinging/Speech/Imitation


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PictureEdit

OMF/Conform

Tracklay Mix Layback

Sound FlowchartShoot


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TV & Film

Production Sound Crew

Production Sound Mixer

Boom Operator

Sound Maintenance


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Boom Operator

Sound Maintenance


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Boom Operator

Sound Maintenance


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TV Post Production

Sound CrewSupervising Sound Editor

Dialogue EditorEffects Editor

Foley Editor


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Film

Post Production Sound CrewSupervising Sound Editor

Dialogue EditorADR Editor

Effects Editor

Foley Editor

Music Editor


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TV Post Production

Sound CrewRe-recording Mixer

Studio Maintenance Engineer

Foley Artist


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Film

Post Production Sound CrewRe-recording Mixer(s)

Assistant Mixer

Transfer Operator

Studio Maintenance Engineer

Foley Artist

Dolby Audio Consultant


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Sound designing for stereo and

surround soundWhere is any extra sound coming from?What does it add to the scene?

Will it interfere with or distract fromthe dialogue?

The art of sound design and mixing is thatno-one notices that youve done anything!


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Automated Dialogue

ReplacementADR is difficult for the artistADR takes longer to record

ADR takes longer to fitADR takes longer to mix

ADR can save your soundtrack!


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Foley design

Traditionally used to cover sounds associated with

humans or animals, it now covers many areas

that previously were considered as library

Sound Effects.

Every movement makes a sound.

Dont forget to be creative, use pitched, layered &

reversed sounds.


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Film

Post Production Sound Crew

Inside a Foley Theatre


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Foley


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Foley


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How to tracklay

Dialogue tracklay


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How to tracklay

Atmosphere tracklay


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How to tracklay

FX tracklay


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How to tracklay

Foley tracklay


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How to mix

Dialogue premix

Atmosphere premix

Sound Effects premix

Add Music

Review & changes


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How to mix

Make master mix from stems(Dialogue, Music & Effects)

Mix M&E(music & effects)

Mix TV version (Film only)

Make copies of stems (Dialogue, Music & Fx)Make music returns


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How to mix

At Least

10times


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TV vs Film

Film timecode

1 hour for reel one, 2 hours for reel two, etc.

Film leader on picture, is ESSENTIAL for syncing

up with sound which has a one frame plop of 1ktone on the 3

TV timecode

10 hrs for first frame of picture with 30 seconds

tone and bars and a 30- 40 sec VTR clock.


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TV vs Film

TV clock


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TV vs Film


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TV vs Film

TV alignment tones

30 seconds of 1k stereo tone

Film alignment tones

30 seconds of 1k on L, C, R, Ls, Rs

and 100Hz on the Sub


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TV vs Film

TV alignment tones



30 seconds of 1k on L,C,R,Ls,Rs



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TV vs Film

TV alignment tones



30 seconds of 1k on L,C,R,Ls,Rs



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TV vs Film

TV peak levels

PPM 6 is the ultimate maximum level

that is allowed for UK transmission.

Film peak levels

Transient peaks of up to 105dB can be usedBut the general rule is not more than 98dB


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TV vs Film

TV frame rate

25 frames per second PAL

Film frame rate

24 frames per second (real speed) but often postproduced at 25 fps (running speed)

(Note:US TV can be 29.97 fps, 30 fps non-drop

or 30 drop fps)


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TV vs Film

TV mixing time

3 days for a 1 hour drama

Film mixing time

3 to 5 weeks for a 5-7 reel movie

Each reel being up to 20 mins long


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TV vs Film

TV sound formatsStereo

Dolby Pro Logic

Dolby 5.1(AC-3)

Film sound formats

Dolby Surround

Dolby Digital & EXDTS

SDDS


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SDDS


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The future.???

is already here


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22.2


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http://www.filmsound.org/


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