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I get off on new technology, especially when it makes my job more interesting -- fun even. My intel Mac-Mini that I use primarily for Boom Recorder as my backup is also a cool place to try stuff out. I've been experimenting with "Spaces" where I have the screen in a quadrant to observe four operations at once. The screenshot I've attached shows you what I'm doing. Quadrant 1 is Boom Recorder. Quadrant 2 is Studio Manager of my Yamaha 01V96 where I can see the mixer operating in real time. Quadrant 3 is the Fireface 400 mixer, where I can see the inputs and outputs of what's going to Boom Recorder. Quadrant 4 is the Camera's video transmitter - I get that through m…
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Hi all. . . It's been a lot of fun reading what some of you folks are saying about poor little ol' me here in Kansas and my film-dreams-coming-true project. I just wanted to correct a few misconceptions. Someone mentioned that we were using a 416 and figured "we'd get what we are paying for" (in other words, not much). In point of fact, the audio we are getting is just stupendous on this shoot. Our sound mixer, Jithu, was an electrical engineer before switching to sound design and now has two degrees in sound design (including an MFA). He knows what he is doing, and with a great young boom operator (a wonderful young man by the name of Adam), we're getting ever…
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As I write this I'm on stage 22 at Universal outside of a small set meant to replicate a boathouse. If this thing is more than 30'x30' I'll be surprised. Our DP, a talented and sound friendly guy, likes smoke. I am not a fan of smoke on the set but I can usually find a spot away from it so that its inevitable effects on the respiratory system become other people's problems. But not today. Today, because the smoke pumped into a small set will inevitably dissipate between takes, and the resulting wait for the 'couple of puffs" and 'wafting" are unacceptable to time-conscious ADs and producers, then in their wisdom and concern for the crew, they have decided, and not for the…
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I had an interesting time the other day. We were shooting a live 24frame HD video in the background, projected onto a giant screen in a lecture hall setting. The lecturer was in the foreground and the screen was his whole background. There was dialogue from the lecturer which was reacted to and answered by the full face on the video. The film camera pulled focus back and forth from the lecturer to the video screen. Setting up the playback so that the video audio came into the hall and the audio from the hall was sent to the actor on the live feed was quite the conundrum, but kudos to Cooper whose mixer's routing versatility saved the day. The problem that arose was this.…
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I remember a thread on what the Deva Sound Report looks like. I could not find the original thread and I also remember it became a debate over the 'quality' of the report written to disk between the Cantar and Deva? I've attached the file that is written to the folder of the Deva for observation purposes. It is a .CSV file which will open in Excel. You could create a specific Excel template file that you open it in, which could also include the show name, etc. etc. The information in the 'native' file has the necessary information that the sound editors would find useful. I 'write' the report on each DVD-RAM I mirror, as well as on my external archive FW drive that…
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Ahh. The end of summer. I'm still wearing my uniform of long sleeve white T shirt, shorts, and flip flops and for 8 of the last 12 shoot days we have been making snow and doing winter or Xmas spots. The actors are bundled up in sweaters and parkas in the 90 degree heat. Some 4 or 5 months from now I will be bundled up in winter wear as we shoot babes on the beach on cold winter days. Gotta love the 'Biz'. No real point to this thread. Just shooting another one in Altadena on a beautiful Saturday. CrewC
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Were someone, for some inane reason, to compile a list of people who qualify as being "a waste of space, " then surely film critics would be top ten material. I watched in writhing agony this weekend as two dorky, smug, superscillious individuals barely old enough to remember what real movie stars and good movies used to be, tried to out -intellectualize and out-pontificate each other in their rambling so -called critique of current movies. If the opinions of these pathetic wannabes are the best the networks can come up with in order to cater to the film going public then we should all stay at home and watch re-runs of the Andy Griffith Show. I don't think they even watch…
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http://cbs2.com/local/amtrak.train.out.2.802355.html Wow.. Can you guys imagine they make this kind of a mistake on your next airline flight? -Richard
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I took my daily look at deadlinehollywooddaily.com today and was delighted and surprised to read about an attempt by some of IATSE membership to encourage the national leadership to try and bring HBO in line with the current contract instead of the sweetheart deal that they have abused for so long. I posted on this subject several months ago and it's gratifying to see an attempt being made to make HBO donate what will amount to a miniscule slice of their bottom line to below-the-line labor which has formed such a large part of their ability to become the most successful cable network. How their low budget agreement was allowed to continue for so long is a mystery to me gi…
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This one goes out to Landon who wanted to hear some old USC film school stories. Way back when I went, (71 thru 75 ) the school was on the east side of campus, off Figueroa St. between the freshman men an women dorms. No coed back then. The school was housed in a old WW1 barn and stable complex that had a central courtyard where all met and smoked and talked about 'Cinema', the war, girls, (cause sadly there were only 4 or 5 in the school then), or John Lennon and Harry Nillson getting kicked out of the Troubador. We were young and thought we knew it all. I had a curly blond Fro and every one had long hair except the navy guys who were cool, just didn't look it. I never t…
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"What Happened to My Mix?" recording of What: The topic is about Quality, Apparent Level, Sync and Improving Sound for the Viewer Warner Bros. Studios Who: Moderated by Edward J. Greene, CAS. Panel Members may include representatives of major Broadcast Networks, Cable Networks, Satellite provides, Equipment Manufacturers and Members of the Cinema Audio Society. Please listen to this frank open round table discussion concerning our workflow. Download Part 1 (apx. 1h):CAS-SEM7-08PT1.MP3 (28mb) Part 2 (apx. 1h):CAS-SEM7-08PT2.MP3 (27.5mb) Part 3 (< 1h):CAS-SEM7-08PT3.MP3 (24.4mb) http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/seminars/workflow4.php they do it quick and i…
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The Sound Behind the Image II: Now Hear This! | Academy Events Calendar | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences http://www.oscars.org/events/soundbehindimage2/index.html
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Boom me up
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Before the current hiatus I knew I had to find a new boom operator as Kenny was going to mix "11th Hour". I posted my requirements in the relative section here at Jeff's site and had numerous replies, some from direct referrals from guys here and some from the applicants themselves, all of which were of such a high standard I was genuinely surprised. I'd like to publicly thank the talented guys that showed up to our impromptu "interview" at Coffey's and how much I enjoyed the anecdotes and experience they all brought. I chose to work with Dennis Fuller who has had a varied career and is going to be a great addition to our show as would all the other boom operators, but I…
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Based on true lies that only Eric Toline, John Garrett and Bruno Strapko can confirm. This is not a salute to the group, but more a statement promulgated by a life long and highly selective strain of Turrets Syndrome. Regards, Ty Ford
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Happy 4th of July to all. This used to be my favorite holiday. Been trying to make it so again. The people of this land are what keep me positive. So many folks trying to make things better. Have a great 4th, and think about what it means to be an American. Roll Steve Millers 'Living in the USA'. Somebody give me a cheeseburger. CrewC
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I'm sure some of you know about TED , here is a good starting place, search the site by "Jaw Dropping " content. Helps you think. LL
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Home studios 1 2
by Mick- 32 replies
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It might be interesting to compare the various home studio setups that I'm sure most of us guys have. Even though we're not all musicians I'm sure there are other video or post sound equipment setups that lurk in garages and spare bedrooms. It would be interesting to compare setups and experiences with the various pro and consumer gear out there. Just a thought. I'll post mine if anyone's interested. Cheers Mick
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Seth Gilbert and Michael Krikorian (Kriky), hosted their 2nd Annual Sound Department's BBQ on May 25th 2008 in Van Nuys under cloudy skies. It was fabulous. Fun and geek talk for hours. I hope they continue this BBQ for years to come and make it an "Annual Sound Department Tradition". It’s a lot of work for the 2 folks organizing it. Kriky and Seth were giving away their 2nd Annual BBQ t-shirts. The Menu - Eastern Carolina Pork Shoulder Texas Style Smoked Brisket Eastern Carolina Brisket Texas Style Smoked Baby Back Ribs Grilled Chicken w/sides The Chefs- Seth did an Eastern Carolina Brisket, Eastern Carolina Pork Shoulder, Esquites (Mexican Style…
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Not sure if anyone saw this Article in the LA times? http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi-workers28apr28,1,6764360.story Something is quite wrong in a lot of the FACTS of this article. For example the lady, Karen Hartjen. If you do an IMDB search on her, it doesn't appear that she has any credits after 2004. And if you look on IMDB, it doesn't even appear that shes ever worked on CSI:NY at all! The article goes on to read that a guy by the name of Phillip Gordon lost his job on the set of StarTrek.. What the heck does this have to do with the WGA strike?? I'm no journalist, but I was on two sets yesterday in downtown, and many of the sound…
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For the last few days here at Universal Studios I've been inundated with RF hits on all of my frequencies in block 21. I'm wondering if there's a new movie on the lot whose mixer is using the same frequencies as I am or if this is the start of the inevitable logjam in the lower frequencies as the upper ones in blocks 27 and 28 become unusable. I see that Lectrosonics are using block 19 for some of their latest wirelesses and I can only imagine how long these frequencies will remain viable until we are again forced into alternative means to achieve a clean recording. The Zaxcom recorder/transmitter system is looking good right now, as are my long unused duplex cables that …
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In the hot topic of indie film making, I thought I would point people to this article: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A634974 This is where I live, this is indie film making, and this is why my view of the world is different.... FYI, I just finished up working on a new TV pilot that Sara Hickman, who is mentioned in this article, helped produce along with the Austin School of Film. Austin is well... different. The music scene is different, the political scene is different, and so is the film scene. It's definitely not L.A. or NY, and honestly if you talk to most people here, we're OK with that. Wayne
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Hey guys I would like to talk to everyone about the shoot I am on. I apologize in advance for turning this great forum into a shoulder for me to cry on, so to speak, but I wanted to reach out to others who have possibly...and probably...experience some of the same things as me. I am currently working on an Indy production in the Philly suburbs. Its a teen love triangle drama, with some sensitive and emotional material, as most movies do. I always try to handle myself in a professional manner, follow set etiquette, respect the jobs of other crew members, as well as the personal space of the actors. This job, in particular, I have found opposition at every turn …
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Forget the back loot at Uni, a hero of mine and all rock n rollers has died today, The truly original Bo Diddley is playing on the other side now. Still my favorite beat to play. Every jam session I have ever been in, we will do at least one with the Bo Diddley beat. A bunch of famous folks made big $$$$$ with that sound. Rock in Peace. I know this is only sort of a sound subject, but he had a sound like no other. CrewC
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So there we were, on a process trailer, rigged to the max with HMIs and speed rail all over the place. Frames with gels, video monitors, dolly track, two cameras and me in the front with the driver. I had the Deva V set up to use the physical faders, a camera output cable sending line level signal to the comteks, spare batteries, notes, pen, headphones and every piece of necessary paraphernalia to make a good dialogue recording. The actors were wired, and I had safety mics in the visors in case of seatbelt interference. My crew spent a forty five minute pre-call and well into the first hour of prep running antenna cable from the locked down quad box on top of the cab to t…
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Just saw this: http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/death-knell-for-television-as-we-know-it/2008/05/26/1211653917723.html BVS
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