Thread: I need URGENT!!! advice

Thanks a Lot

Originally Posted by filmmusic2008

How are scenes shot? Usually they are done at least twice if there are two actors, one from each POV. I would only record one actor's dialog at a time. Wait until the second take when they shoot from the other actors perspective to move the mic.
There needs to be a talk with the director about compiling a scene's audio from multiple takes.

What??!

It's called multiple camera angles and edited in post. Last time I checked, directors don't like running multiple takes if they don't have to.

What x 2

Charlie Chaplin didn't even do it like that.

OK, I looked it up (love trivia).

It was there for TV by 1928.
By the DesiLu days, it was there for films.

(It being multiple-camera setup)

Could you imagine the cost of films shot on Super 70 if all actors were shot one at a time? Jesus Christ, we'd have to pay $89 a ticket to see Far and Away...

And I was pissed at paying $5 for it!

your right, most well have multable camera angles, but low budget shoots are lucky if they have more than one.

What I would do if your having a prolem with aquiring the dialog with the two actors is get there lines wild 3-4 times each right after they do there scene.

This well hopefully keep EM in character and save you from any ADR at a later date.

Hope this helps out

Well we are only using one camera. All gear is being rented and its coming out of the directors pocket so we are pretty limited.

New question:

The recorder I am using does not have TC so we are using slate for sync. When shooting is done, what then. Do I sync it up before it goes to the video editor? does the video editor sync it up? Do I wait for the video to be edited and then add sound to it?

I am doing all the audio post production as well.

If I wait for the video to be edited then I lose the slate, however I still have the camera mics audio to sync up to I guess.

Any suggestions?