Russ Gorsline's Lounge Discussions

Congrats!

Congrats to you all! That's nice to hear, Russ.

CONGRATS! My friend won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short in 2013! Definitely an AMAZING FEELING! Break Legs on February 24th! GOD BLESS and STAY FRESH! <3

Congrats to you and the whole team. Great work!

http://www.audiokitchenpost.com/styled-24/styled-27/index.html

Thank you, Ken!

No prob. I'm looking forward to seeing your werewolf!

Having done a lot of ADR myself, I have to agree that Ken did a really good job of explaining a good process. I can add that if the actors are musical, sharing the concept that ADR is a lot like singing along with a song like you are double-tracking the vocal. If they can seamlessly talk over the top of the original line, most of the effort is done. If there are new lines to be recorded, not just replacing the original copy, then often times we will record the first iteration of the line in it's slot in the timeline, then keep the production audio muted and have them do two, three or more versions of the line immediately following. As long as there is no lip movement on screen, this can be a very efficient way to get a line done in very little time. I also let them know that unlike being on set with a big crew around, in an ADR session there are only a couple of us involved, so don't worry about having to do several takes. Just focus on doing a good job. One time several years ago, while working with a very seasoned talent, we had a scene that just wouldn't work. Because of the visual edit it was hard for her to see her face and use that for helping guide her performance. So we had her not watch the screen, but just listen to her production audio. Two takes later we had a strong hero take. Just like everything else in this industry, it relies on creative problem solving more than anything else.

Thank you, Russ! I know that one of our leads does musical theatre, so I think the sing-along mindset is a terrific idea!

been done... tough to pull off well. Time code and a couple others have done it.

Thanks Russ! Indeed it might be awesome in the end, but yes in my mind disaster! Thanks for commenting :)

Sten & Georgia, I will check out Time Code just for...pure curiosity :) thanks for commenting!

Simon you are hilarious! Thanks for commenting!

I can see it now, in a security office somewhere. 2 guards killing time and bragging about having it on Bluray. Guard 1 "Have you seen ___ ____ movie? It is great, 4 screens going at the same time. Like being here only with action on em." Guard 2 " Seen it...I got it on Bluray! You should see those 4 screens on my 80 inch TV looks like Four 19" TV's playing. Man I love that movie..." Yuk, Yuk Heh, Heh LOL!

Phillis, you seemed to have stopped your post mid-stream.

Phyllis A. Collmann-I have been traveling first to Omaha, NE. then to the Odeum in Chicago and on to my daughter in Fulton, Mo. so now I am back to writing.

wow! nice Phyllis!

i pray for u the utmost success!

Phyllis A. Collmann-Thank You so,so much. I have been working promoting my books every day. I feel the books are wonderful.

I'm a big fan of Sennheiser mics, the sound quality is hard to beat. I still use my very inexpensive Audio-Technica shot... Great audio capture , but cord noise can be a problem. Agreed, clean sound requires practice. I've often wondered if I should invest in at least one cordless. Spent enough on gaffer's tape - and time in post - to have bought a baker's dozen by now. LOL

ME66 another good mic for sure. I have 416, 816, and a cheap Rode NTG-1, I'm using the rode on all my productions. I get good, clean audio without picking up everything outside.

Thank you Bob Merrill for your informative comment. I have been out of this particular loop for 10+ years.

Lesa Babb: Sennheiser makes good mics. Audio-Technica also good, especially for strings and vocals. Cordless mics work on RF so can be as dangerous as cell phones or "smart" meters (if the mic is used extensively). Plus they are subject to RF interference and frequency drift.

Jacques DuLong: I don't like phone cables for working live at all.