Ryan Elder
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Yeah, like I feel the dialogue and sound effects and ambience will all sound different and recorded by different mics.
It’s like you record an actor in front of a green screen with one camera, but then record the background behind them, with another camera, both cameras are going to produce different looking pictures, which is why you want to use the same camera. It’s really tough to match that, and audio seems the same way that it’s tough to match.
The last short film I did, when I got it back from the post production sound mixer, he wanted to use different mics to record some of the post production sound effects, and you can tell that it doesn’t sound like the same mic. So I figure audio is just as difficult to match as video, or is it not?
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Oh sorry I meant to add, that that is with the mic placed on a boompole about 1-2 feet away on average. So with the gain at 90% and the volume at 75%, does that sound about right, for that type of mic, placed that far away for recording dialogue?
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No I don’t think something is broken but I feel that maybe my settings are wrong that I have been using. The mic I usually use is the AT4053b if I am indoors, and I use the Rode NTG-3 if I am outdoors.
For example, I read that you should turn the trim half way up, and then from there, turn the gain up to until it reaches -12 db on a normal voice volume.
But normal voice volume I mean just normal tone of speaking when the actors are not raising their voices.
I did some tests on my own voice, and according to the tests, it seems in order to get to 12 db, I have to turn the gain up to about 90%, and the trim up to about 75%.
But does this sound right, or does that seem like it’s too high for recording normal speaking voice volume?
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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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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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Okay thanks, sorry I should have been more specific. When recording dialogue I with a boom mic about 1-2 feet away, that is powered through the field recorder, even if I turn the trim up to max, and the actor is speaking normal dialogue at normal voice volume, even at max trim, there is no distortion.
Is this normal then?
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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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Oh okay thanks. I didn’t know IATSE had a department in Regina even. I assume the prices would be higher but maybe it will be worth. I’ll check it out. Thanks.
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Sorry, I was just asking for advice and do not mean to come off like I am addicted to attention. What would be a more proper way to ask for advice on this forum without coming off like an attention seeker?
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I can get some more depth of field if the actors are further back but not enough to fit a group of actors in unless I pick and choose who is in focus, one at a time, which I’m not sure is the way to go. But I can see about getting separate focus puller.