Philip Perkins Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 A mixer can't please everyone all the time on the job any more than they can in the rest of their life. The key is finding a woprkable compromise and trying to stay focused on the job as a whole. Other crew people often view soundies as being overly focused on just their own world, and are annoyed by this. This must have been the case often enough at some point in history (before my time) that the grudging attitude one gets from some folks in other depts must have come from somewhere. I put real effort into trying to confound these people's expectations of how I'll solve problems, while still getting the best recording I can. Re Jan's post--yes, being out with an uncommitted or distracted or just plain unsuited person as a boom op is a misery for a mixer. On the indies I used to do I finally refused to accept this kind of person as my assistant: I got better, if less complete, sound working alone. But...there were shining exceptions of people who were newbies and turned out to have a real flair for the work--that was a great joy. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Jan's comments above triggered a memory of a t shirt that some wore back in the day. "Quality whether they want it or not" it said on the back of the shirt. That might be the best T-Shirt of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwil Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 That might be the best T-Shirt of the year! Yep, that's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 " I can only please one person a day, but today ain't your your day.... tomorrow doesn't look good either" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrider Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 I think a great production sound mixer is prepared for just about any situation that might arise. Part of that equation is technique and workflow experience, and part of it is having reliable gear and knowing how to get the most out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 What is it that makes a sound mixer "great" or "good"? - The project Good Sound Mixer: A normal project with common methods to capture dialogues etc with brilliant results in quality. Great Sound Mixer: A difficult project with new way methods to capture dialogues etc with unexpected brilliant results in quality. Just my thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 What is it that makes a sound mixer "great" or "good"? - The project Good Sound Mixer: A normal project with common methods to capture dialogues etc with brilliant results in quality. Great Sound Mixer: A difficult project with new way methods to capture dialogues etc with unexpected brilliant results in quality. Just my thought. Difficult project, methods appropriate to the task, budget and situation and not used simply because they are new, in fashion or because someone wrote about them on the web; thinks and acts for the good of the project as a whole even if that results in some slight dimunution of audio quality, is harder for sound and isn't how the mixer originally wanted to work (ie flexibility). Overcomes many problems and issues with panache and good humor, especially those issues not directly related to audio technology. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolvmedia Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Good mixer + great attitude = great mixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 a lot of good answers sofar... " It's hard to say what makes a great mixer " it is easier to say what does not make a great mixer: equipment ego poor people skills Equipment helps... (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 " Equipment helps... (: " it helps us, but isn't really what makes us great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 The experience to recognize what needs to be done, the ability and the skill to actually do it, combined with the courage and caring to move forward on that knowledge. All this carefully wrapped around an awesome personality and secured with a solid work ethic. This message scanned by NSA, IRS, and Skynet, and has been approved for your usage by the Empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Skynet has become self-aware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 "Prism" is not as worrisome as "Carnivore" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_bollard Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Good sense of humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfarrowaudiopost Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Good audio post on the dx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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