Chapter 2Choosing and Preparing a Location
Five Steps for Choosing a Location
Preparing a Location for Recording
Constant Tug-of-War
Since sound joined moving pictures on location, the audio operator has never had a say regarding location, and has had to fight for every inch of sound improvement—but that’s about to change.
Figure 2.1 Choosing a poor location to record dialogue is just shooting yourself in the foot!
The picture has always been the decision maker when it comes to choosing the location, even when dialogue was being recorded. I’ve heard the comments “Hey, ...
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