Postproduction, Tip

Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #67

by scrappy Jul 8, 2021

Aieee!

Easy on using the Wilhelm Scream as a sound effect. Ten years ago, it was cute, but nowadays enough people know of it that using it actually distracts from your movie and breaks the story.

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Production, Tip

Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #64

by scrappy Jul 8, 2021

And now, a moment of silence…

Get at least one minute of clean ambient sound from every location. This is very important.

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Production, Tip

Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #56

by scrappy Jul 4, 2021

Including conversations between takes, mind you…

Whoever’s holding the microphone boom pole needs headphones. They must be able to hear what the microphone’s picking up.

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Production, Tip

Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #53

by scrappy Jul 4, 2021

The Wind Sounded Great!

ADR (depending on who you ask) is Automatic Dialogue Replacement. That’s when your actors come in to the studio and record lines over the outside crappy recording from on set. Pretty much every time you record outside, or in a noisy environment (such as a non-studio), you’re going to have to record ADR. Just plan for it.

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Production, Tip

Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #36

by scrappy Jul 1, 2021

Even at the dollar store!

If you can’t pipe your sound into your camera, borrow a camera with a microphone jack and use that to record audio. There is no real difference between a ’spensive 16-bit digital recorder and a 10-year old Handicam that records sound in 16 bits. Except, well, cost.

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