TV & Film Post Production Sound

Ravensbourne Sound Design Year 2

Re-recording Mixer

David Humphries

Foley Mixer

ADR Mixer

AMPS

Association of Motion Picture Sound

IBS

Institute of Broadcast Sound

BAFTA

British Academy of Film & Television Arts

www.skillset.org

Experience
Music

Television

Film

Sound-What we do!
Tidy up all audio edits - remove clicks, pops, mic bumps Re-route all audio to 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

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!

What is Sound Design?

The process of creating the overall sonic character of an environment

Where is Sound Design used?

Sound Design is used in Film Television Computer games Radio Theatre Theme Parks Advertising Exhibitions Museums Corporate events Web sites Mobile phones Lifts Hotels Shops Railway Stations Gardens

What sound is used?

Music
Real sounds Atmospheres/Live recordings Created Sound Effects Electronic/Foley/Synthetic Vocal sounds Singing/Speech/Imitation

Sound Flowchart
Shoot Picture Edit OMF/ Conform

Tracklay

Mix

Layback

TV & Film Production Sound Crew

Production Sound Mixer Boom Operator Sound Maintenance

Boom Operator Sound Maintenance

Boom Operator Sound Maintenance

TV Post Production Sound Crew

Supervising Sound Editor
Dialogue Editor Effects Editor Foley Editor

Film Post Production Sound Crew

Supervising Sound Editor
Dialogue Editor ADR Editor Effects Editor

Foley Editor
Music Editor

TV Post Production Sound Crew

Re-recording Mixer
Studio Maintenance Engineer

Foley Artist

Film Post Production Sound Crew

Re-recording Mixer(s)
Assistant Mixer

Transfer Operator
Studio Maintenance Engineer

Foley Artist
Dolby Audio Consultant

Sound designing for stereo and surround sound

Where is any extra sound coming from? What does it add to the scene? Will it interfere with or distract from the dialogue? The art of sound design and mixing is that no-one notices that youve done anything!

Automated Dialogue Replacement

ADR is difficult for the artist ADR takes longer to record ADR takes longer to fit ADR takes longer to mix ADR can save your soundtrack!

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.

Film Post Production Sound Crew

Inside

a Foley Theatre

Foley

Foley

How to tracklay

Dialogue tracklay

How to tracklay

Atmosphere tracklay

How to tracklay

FX tracklay

How to tracklay

Foley tracklay

How to mix
Dialogue premix
Atmosphere premix

Sound Effects premix

Add Music

Review & changes

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

How to mix

At Least

10

times

TV vs Film
TV timecode

10 hrs for first frame of picture with 30 seconds tone and bars and a 30- 40 sec VTR clock.
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 1k tone on the 3

TV vs Film

TV clock

TV vs Film

TV vs Film

TV alignment tones
Film alignment tones

30 seconds of 1k stereo tone

30 seconds of 1k on L, C, R, Ls, Rs and 100Hz on the Sub

TV vs Film

TV alignment tones
Film alignment tones

30 seconds of 1k stereo tone

30 seconds of 1k on L,C,R,Ls,Rs and 100Hz on the Sub

TV vs Film

TV alignment tones
Film alignment tones

30 seconds of 1k stereo tone

30 seconds of 1k on L,C,R,Ls,Rs and 100Hz on the Sub

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 used But the general rule is not more than 98dB

TV vs Film

TV frame rate
Film frame rate

25 frames per second PAL

24 frames per second (real speed) but often post produced at 25 fps (running speed) (Note:US TV can be 29.97 fps, 30 fps non-drop or 30 drop fps)

TV vs Film

TV mixing time
Film mixing time

3 days for a 1 hour drama

3 to 5 weeks for a 5-7 reel movie Each reel being up to 20 mins long

TV vs Film

TV sound formats

Stereo Dolby Pro Logic Dolby 5.1(AC-3)

Film sound formats

Dolby Surround Dolby Digital & EX DTS SDDS

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The future.???

is already here

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http://www.filmsound.org/

Questions?