Getting "Movie Sound"

yoey2000 wrote on 12/16/2002, 7:51 PM
Hi. I just bought a realy good microphone and a shotgun microphone. Now, there is a BIG difference between my sound, and the sound on t.v. shows or movies. im talking about the dialogue.

Is there a way to edit to make it sound like the movies?

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ASK "WHAT DO YOU MEAN", GO TURN ON THE TV AND WATCH A SHOW AND THE DIALOGUE QUALITY SOUND IS WHAT I MEAN.


Thanks!!!

Comments

Sari wrote on 12/16/2002, 8:23 PM
Most of the very good dialogue is done in "post". That means the actors look at the scenes and dub their voices again.
noFony wrote on 12/18/2002, 6:43 PM
"AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ASK "WHAT DO YOU MEAN", GO TURN ON THE TV AND WATCH A SHOW AND THE DIALOGUE QUALITY SOUND IS WHAT I MEAN"

AND IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR SOUND DIFFER FROM THAT?
rraud wrote on 12/27/2002, 3:39 PM
There are many reasons, one is the post audio-production process.
Another is the pre-transmitter processing chain. (very simular to radio.)
What do you mean by, "a really good mic and shotgun"? (a 57 is "a really good mic", but I wouldn't use it for recording production dialoge.
PS-1- A lot of the audio on TV is not what I consider good.
FYI- Dialoge recorded after the fact is known as "ADR", and on-location after the take is "wild".
snicholshms wrote on 12/29/2002, 2:53 PM
Recording good dialogue sound quality requires an appropriate microphone close enough to each actor to really pick up their lines. A shotgun mic on a camera twenty feet away will not do as good a job as a boom mic held four feet away. I know from frustrating experience!
I just bought some wireless UHF lapel mics and a wireless boom mic (so people aren't tripping over mic cords in public areas). The difference in dialogue quality is amazing.
But I still use SoFo products to clean and polish the dialogue sound quality. A lot of the tools in VEGAS, Sound Forge and ACID help boost dialogue "presence" a lot. Simple "panning" of voices makes a difference. I play dialogue through a TV during post production before completion. That way I get to hear what my audience will hear on their home electronics.
Steve
Nat wrote on 12/29/2002, 3:00 PM
What is the wireless boom mic you bought ?

I have had hard times finding one thx

Nat