Joshua Anderson Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I'm curious if other parts of the world, outside of the US, use different terminology than "Speed" when calling out on set that the sound is recording. If so, please share... Thanks, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Burstein Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 In the U.S, but my boom op sometimes lets set know that sound's "cheesing". Or is it Cheesin...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Hirtenstein Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 spent some time with a french crew- i believe they said "ça tourne", or "it turns". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcopenhagen Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Agree with Max above: ça tourne in French, as in the motor of the camera is turning. British have been known to say the same, ie, "turning", because the AD makes the call as, "let's turn over" instead of "roll camera" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Aitken Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 i've worked with a few british AD's here in vancouver who say "turn over"....i've always wanted to shout back "isn't that a pastry?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjacomb Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I've heard "sound spud" - usually said too fast for anyone to notice we're talking about potatoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engaudio Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I've heard "sound spud" - usually said too fast for anyone to notice we're talking about potatoes That's what us kiwis sound like when we say "sound speed"! Was working with some guys from north america recently that thought "sweet as" ( a common saying here meaning "it's all good" ) was "sweet ass".. Grant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 capturing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 A boom op I know changes it up all the time, but it's always some variation of "sound speed" said fast and slurry. "Sunset!" "Sosweet!" "Suspect!" Or often something completely unintelligible. The actors are typically amused, if they even notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 "Turn over" is pretty common here in Australia too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Trew Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 When an AD says "turn over" I've always been tempted to turn over. Back in the Nagra tape days it was easy to see when the machine was turning. But it took the white SAS flag (the one labeled SPEED) to let us know when we were locked and had speed. One syllable better than more, not to mention the technical historical legacy. Speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 SPEEDING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesper Magnusson Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Sweden: "rullar", which means "rolling". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Greece : "Ήχος τρέχει" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrider Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Lately on multi camera DSLR shoots when the AD says "roll", you are bound to hear a chorus of staggered "speeds". Sometimes as they day goes by, everybody's reply actually takes on a rhythm of its own. Or maybe I have been on set way too long...... :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Greece : "Ήχος τρέχει" how does one pronounce this? today, i did "partito" and "tournee" on set. fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Lately on multi camera DSLR shoots when the AD says "roll", you are bound to hear a chorus of staggered "speeds". Sometimes as they day goes by, everybody's reply actually takes on a rhythm of its own. Or maybe I have been on set way too long...... :s In this digital age, it becomes more and more difficult to dial in each one's delay so everything syncs up in the end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 how does one pronounce this? today, i did "partito" and "tournee" on set. fun. Hmmm.. Ήχος τρέχει mean sound speed. But you can pronounce something like this: "Hchos trehe" but the tone not at "-he" but at "-tre". Yes "partito" (from Italy) it's funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Nguyen Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 anybody mind telling me why we say "Speed"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 I guess something to do with older machines that would take a sec or two so recording speed is stabilized ? Good question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sounddguy Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 anybody mind telling me why we say "Speed"? As Glen said above: Back in the Nagra tape days it was easy to see when the machine was turning. But it took the white SAS flag (the one labeled SPEED) to let us know when we were locked and had speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Anderson Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 As Glen said above: Back in the Nagra tape days it was easy to see when the machine was turning. But it took the white SAS flag (the one labeled SPEED) to let us know when we were locked and had speed. But not exclusively from the old days: I use the pre-record on my recorders, so every time I hit record it's like I go back in time 10 seconds. But I watch on the monitor as the Alexa's record light blinks red a few times before it settles into record mode. We've done second sticks a number of times because the camera wasn't up to speed yet. Reminds me of an observation I heard once: As the sound department becomes more wireless, the camera department becomes more dependent on being cabled for all of the HD signals. Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Waelder Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 anybody mind telling me why we say "Speed"? In the very early days of sync sound recording - well before the Nagra - sound was recorded on a machine that used perforated film just like a camera. During the thirties and forties, recorders would be loaded with a high contrast photo film in a gauge matching the camera. So, for features, one would record sound on 35mm optical stock. In later years, the optical recorders were replaced with magnetic machines that recorded sound onto 35mm stock coated with a magnetic oxide. These early recorders were fairly large and heavy and the recording stock, whether optical or magnetic, was also heavy. (A 1000' roll of 35mm film is about five pounds.) The transports required a fairly large motor, just like the camera. to maintain a stable speed. This was before the development of motors governed by quartz crystals so "synchronous" motors were used that were electrically linked together. In practice, one switch, operated by the sound recordist, switched on both the camera and the recorder. The recordist (a crew position separate from the mixer) would turn on the circuit controlling both the sound machine and the camera and call "speed" when the transport stabilized. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atheisticmystic Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I was with Marc Wielage this week as his second, shooting with a Canadian crew, and their AD also said "turning over". As another interesting jargon note; the DP would call out "ding ding" when picture was up. He said he heard it once and liked it. Nice way to break it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 My favorite shoot had the director quietly saying "peace and quiet" instead of shouting "silence!!!!!" I sometimes sing "rolling" proud Mary style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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