How Foley Sounds Are Made
The What? In the process of making movies and video production, there are times when the sounds on set aren’t realistic enough. This is where Fol …
Audio Post-Production
Speaker Calibration Many in the industry suggest mixing sound for a film at 85dB, but in smaller room environments, this can be too loud, causing ear fatigue and other issues. I suggest mixing at 79dB, and when you think you are done, do one or two passes through at 85dB to double-check. This should give you a fairly accurate listening environment without ear fatigue. In larger rooms, you may be able to mix at the 85dB level, and in really big rooms you would calibrate each speaker individually. Now when you listen through the program if elements are too loud bring them down, too quiet bring them up. Trust your ears. If your picture editor is experienced and good at audio restoration, you may get a dialogue track with good levels and already cleaned up. There is a good chance though that you are going to be left with […]
3 Things You Need To Know About Film Dubbing
Dubbing made its debut in 1927 when Warner Brothers released The Jazz Singer, which featured both silent and sound sequences (although it is considere …
Quad-A Academy: First Audio Engineering Class of 2022
The Launch Quad-A launched program and the academy on 7th February, 2022 in the presence of students, learning facilitators and implementing partners. …
