Comments on: Filmmaking: Professional Sounding Audio In Independent Films http://www.lightsfilmschool.com/blog/filmmaking-professional-sounding-audio-in-independent-films/35/ independent filmmaking Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:31:12 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Kristopher Paterson http://www.lightsfilmschool.com/blog/filmmaking-professional-sounding-audio-in-independent-films/35/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 Kristopher Paterson Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:43:45 +0000 http://www.lightsfilmschool.com/blog/filmmaking-professional-sounding-audio-in-independent-films/35/#comment-1236 Of course, capturing the sound at the source, in the best possible fidelity is a must. However, don't underestimate the power of post-production! Foley artists are paid for a good reason. ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) is done by all the professionals, because, face it, sometimes sound guys screw up, sometimes mistakes happen and things are overlooked on set. If you so happen to get poor sound while shooting, try to budget a good sound designer into your production, they will offer so much assistance all throughout production, from capturing great sound to being a whiz during post. If you need a volunteer, try going to a college that has a radio & broadcast program, or take a visit to one of those private career colleges which specialize is audio recording and production. I am a graduate from one of those places, I would have loved the opportunity to work on an independent film! If you're some sort of daring autodidact, try to learn the foley craft yourself, it's tons of fun. Of course, capturing the sound at the source, in the best possible fidelity is a must. However, don’t underestimate the power of post-production! Foley artists are paid for a good reason. ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) is done by all the professionals, because, face it, sometimes sound guys screw up, sometimes mistakes happen and things are overlooked on set.

If you so happen to get poor sound while shooting, try to budget a good sound designer into your production, they will offer so much assistance all throughout production, from capturing great sound to being a whiz during post. If you need a volunteer, try going to a college that has a radio & broadcast program, or take a visit to one of those private career colleges which specialize is audio recording and production. I am a graduate from one of those places, I would have loved the opportunity to work on an independent film!

If you’re some sort of daring autodidact, try to learn the foley craft yourself, it’s tons of fun.

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