mojofunkster Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Hey guys, just got done watching It (2017) and I was curious what you guys thought of the sound. The sound design and music were very good, but it sounded like the dialogue was distorting constantly. It sounded like distortion from getting crushed by compressors. Definitely sounded like something that was done on set and not in post. Maybe it was just the center speaker at the theater I was at, but I was curious if anyone else had the same experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 How did you make out 'was done on set and not in post'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojofunkster Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 It's possible that it was done in post, but I doubt anyone would go for that sound unless they were stuck with it (aka production sound). Sounded like transmitter compression to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Seems exceedingly unlikely that it would be a production sound error, and as unlikely a post choice/mistake. My guess would be the theater. I experienced muddy unintelligible dialog on one of my films recently at one theater. At another it was crisp and clear, as it had been when I attended the final mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Personally, if I'm un happy with the presentation of a theatrical release I make my observations respectfully to the theatre's management or projectionist. The response is usually reasonable and considered. My guess is, in this instant, they would probably put their hand up, try to resolve the issue and offer you another ticket. I doubt they would want to be heard blaming anything upstream before being sure it was not an in house issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duzer4D Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Mojofunkster, I heard the exact same thing. I noticed it in the scene when the boys enter the sewer by the river, after Ben gets cut and they find the missing girl's shoe. I can't imagine that was an artistic choice. I'm guessing they cleaned it up in post and decided it wasn't worth ADR, or schedules wouldn't allow for it- who knows. It was obvious on the super loud IMAX theatre but if i had been watching at home i may not have noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojofunkster Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/11/2017 at 10:31 PM, duzer4D said: Mojofunkster, I heard the exact same thing. I noticed it in the scene when the boys enter the sewer by the river, after Ben gets cut and they find the missing girl's shoe. I can't imagine that was an artistic choice. I'm guessing they cleaned it up in post and decided it wasn't worth ADR, or schedules wouldn't allow for it- who knows. It was obvious on the super loud IMAX theatre but if i had been watching at home i may not have noticed. That's where I noticed it first. Wasn't terrible the whole time but it was really noticable during that scene specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAB414 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I noticed it whenever the kids were on the bikes or outside in general. Two kids in particular. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southey Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 Just so you guys are aware, the film was recorded by two different mixers on two different machines and with different wireless systems. Dunno if that affects your theories on what's happening there. I worked doing a couple of dailies for one of the mixers and full time for the other. I still haven't seen it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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