Wireless advice?

[philper]

Originally Posted by aracu

I like your "buried crackling electret" sound imagery.

I find the mix of lav and boom to usually sound less coherent than one or the other, although it is an accepted norm.

This can be made to work very well with some experience, and it is done all the time on movie and episodic audio. In post I rarely if ever mix lav and boom on the same voice, having the lavs iso'ed is about choices and being able to make fixes gracefully and fast.

phil p

[aracu]

Originally Posted by philper

This can be made to work very well with some experience, and it is done all the time on movie and episodic audio. In post I rarely if ever mix lav and boom on the same voice, having the lavs iso'ed is about choices and being able to make fixes gracefully and fast. phil p

Although I prefer the ADR approach on narrative films with a substantial budget for postproduction sound, the lav approach uses a real recording of the moment in which the scene was shot, and allows for a faster workflow.

ADR is a more drawn out and artificial process. If it is done in short fragments of dialogue, in an unhurried, relaxed setting, most actors including children will do a fine, convincing job of lip synching.

There are even some good examples of ADR in classic analogue films. The 400 Blows was made entirely in ADR and uses many child actors. There are also good examples from classic analogue days of films shot entirely with a boom mic in cities (Crime Wave etc.).

If a director plans on making a film with an emphasis of boom / ADR
as opposed to boom / lavs, the production stage of the film can be less
complicated. The post production will take a little longer.

[Rolo 46]

ADR can now be good
But the concept does not configure to me
Performance is compromised
In the BBC we were taught to record a dialog premix
Not a guide track, or to acquire multiple tracks.
This is now quaintly old fashioned I fear.
Bumpkin

[Henchman]

In my experience, the original performance will always be preferable over ADR, if it can be made to work..
Wether it's recorded by boom, lav or 2 tin cans and a string.