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Question about hiring a post-production sound mixer and how long the mixing process would be?
I was going to hire a post-production sound mixer/audio engineer for my project, and I was going through their hourly fees. Some charge by the project and others charge by the hour.
When it comes to the ones who charge by the hour, how long would say a 10 minute short film would take on average, assuming that the sound is good and it the dialogue, and room tone is all ready to go in the OMF container?
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I’m curious. Are you talking about an audio mixer to work with you in your edit room on your files or about taking your files to an audio post studio to work with a mixer? I’ve spent 8-10 hours in a mix studio for a 20-30 minute film. (a 25 minute film with 16 tracks.) If your film has complex audio or the audio needs a sweetening you would factor that in. I’ve mixed 10 minute films in 4 hours in a mix studio. Depends.
Robert Withers
Independent/personal/avant-garde cinema, New York City
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Oh well I am good with doing either as long as the person does a good job. I can spend time with that person or send them off and he/she could give me progress reports as they work on their own, if that’s better. Either seems good I would think.
Usually my audio is recorded pretty clean, unless some huge mishap happens, that cannot be redone, and would need sweetening, but assuming the majority of it is clean, I was just wondering how long it would take.
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It sounds like you are talking about a sound editor/sound designer, not a mixer at a post studio. Only a sound editor who looks at your show can give you an estimate.
Robert Withers
Independent/personal/avant-garde cinema, New York City
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Oh okay, in the past, I would have someone do the sound design, but they would also give me a 5.1 surround or stereo mix. Are these two things normally done by two different people?
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Don’t know if they have boomers, but don’t try to cheap them out.
Talk to as many as you can. Find out what’s available.
If they want to use their gear after you describe what you have, let them.
See if you can hear the difference.
Let us know.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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Okay thanks. Do you think that it’s bad to ask a boomer to use my gear?
The only reason why I would ask them to, is so when it comes to recording sound effects later, the sounds will match better cause the same mics were used.
So do you think it’s insulting to them to ask them to use my gear as long as it was for that purpose, that everything will match later?
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The more experienced boomer will probably be mixers looking to fill their week.
They may have better gear than you. Just be open to it.
Regards,
Ty Ford
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Yep for sure I will be open to it then. Normally when a movie is shot and post production sound effects and foley are required way later in the post production stage, do the producers get the same production sound mixers since they have the same gear, in order to match it?
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Dialog and SFX don’t need to be recorded with the same mic.
Regards,
Ty Ford
Cow Audio Foru, LeaderWant better production audio?: Ty Ford\’s Audio Bootcamp Field Guide
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Okay thanks. Do you find it much more difficult to match though, if the same mic is not used? Or at least I do.
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