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I just read through this thread and there's some really interesting info here.
One question the original poster asked that I think got a bit lost though is this:
If we look past the dialog itself, and look at what goes on between lines, what does one do with that sound?
So suppose an actor says; "Hey, how'd you like to rob that bank right now?"; the other answers; "Not now, my pet hippo needs a spongebath. How about tomorrow?"; and between those lines we can hear various nat sound. Let's say, for arguments sake, that one person moves his body and is wearing a leather jacket for example.
So is the decision of how much to leave in and how much to leave for foley something done at the beginning of the process and by whom? I assume the dialog editor is not the person making that call.
And I also assume that if the decision is made to take out any noise that lives between lines of dialog, the editor will then create "filler" room tone to cover. Is this right?
The reason I'm asking is because I, just like another person here, have noticed both in TV and film a "gate-like" effect, where I can hear high-end "hiss" come and go as the dialog comes and goes. It's really distracting (depending on the listening situation of course). And I was wondering if this is because of what I just described: The stuff between the dialog is "cut out" and there isn't "proper" room tone to fill the gaps...
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