Sound Mixer Hell - Hold For Plane

[bmfsnd]

Nov 23, 2012 - 5 hours of plane landings at San Diego International Airport, layered and composited into a 30-second video.

The horror.

[Eric Toline]

That's almost as bad as Miami International with it's 5 active runways. At the height of the morning and evening push there's a takeoff every 40 seconds and that's reality not a composited video.

Eric

[stephensharrod]

"There's a filter for that right?" A producer.

[RPSharman]

"Do you hear that?"

"Do YOU hear that? Then I hear that."

[Martin Kittappa]

'Is that plane killing you?'

It's not exactly an F16 with missile lock on me, but I can hear it.

[studiomprd]

Is that a problem for me ?

No, but it will be in your movie, is that a problem for you ?

[Wandering Ear]

"Don't you have a mic that can just tune that out?"

-quoted from a director i worked with this summer, who despite being warned during the scout, decided to shoot directly next to the airport. Lots of patince on that shoot.

[Zack]

"Do you hear that?"

What?!?

[Toy Robot]

What?!?

Hahahah!

[Brian Saude]

After 15+ attempts of talent butchering his lines, as he was on the verge of tears after forgetting his lines once again, he mumbled something about how he was waiting on the plane to pass and how he shouldn't have to be doing my job for me. It was sad.

[Marc Wielage]

After 15+ attempts of talent butchering his lines, as he was on the verge of tears after forgetting his lines once again, he mumbled something about how he was waiting on the plane to pass and how he shouldn't have to be doing my job for me.

You could have offered to do his job for him!

[sounddguy]

That's almost as bad as Miami International with it's 5 active runways.

Eric

Try the marsh land at Jekyll Island. Every flight into FL must pass over.

In the few holes that do happen the fishing boats will fill in.

[taylormadeaudio]

"Is that a sound problem?"

"It's actually a locations problem -- whatever sounds there are, rest assured, I will record them with the utmost clarity"

~tt

[studiomprd]

" after forgetting his lines once again, he mumbled something about how he was waiting on the plane to pass "

Alibi Ike...

Even experienced actors sometimes have these moments when they encounter a block.

I don't take it personally, especially with pro's,

and with amateurs, well...

good old Alibi Ike!

[Jim Gilchrist]

"Is that a sound problem?"

"It's actually a locations problem -- whatever sounds there are, rest assured, I will record them with the utmost clarity"

~tt

Exactly.

[S Harber]

There used to be a open air theater called the Starlight Bowl that was in Balboa Park in San Diego directly below the landing path and about 3/4 mile from the runway.

They would perform mostly musicals at night and the orchestra and performers were dialed into the plane situation. Because of that the conductor would basically signal for a pause where they entirety would pause for the plane then pickup on a count in right where they left off going into the rest of the performance. It would probably happen 5 or 6 times a night and was kind of cool just for the novelty of how they dealt with the situation.

Scott Harber

[mikewest]

Recorded a big Ford commercial with the All Black rugby team in an aircraft hanger.

Meanwhile outside light aircraft helicopter training and a small jet trainer were operating all day!!

Need I say more?

But the hanger looked really hi-tech and great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mike

[Marc Wielage]

Mr. Deichen and I had a funny incident this afternoon: we were about to roll on a scene, and I held off rolling, yelling "hold for the jet, please!" One of the crewmembers called back with exasperation, "waiting on sound!" And I yelled back, "sound department is fine... we're waiting for the jet!" I hope he got the distinction.

[Bob Marts]

"sound department is fine... we're waiting for the jet!"

This is a great response to the meaningless comment "waiting on sound". I've been using variations on that for years.

The demeaning phrase should be abolished.

[studiomprd]

" "hold for the jet, please!" "

it depends...

YES, I said that...

especially if everyone could hear the a/c, I have been on sets, and shots, where we would not hold for a/c...

I've also been on shots where it is useful to roll as the a/c is fading, usually because there is another one following soon...so we roll, and the Director waits a bit to call "action"...

" The demeaning phrase should be abolished. "

get over it.

[Edmond Smith]

Once upon a time I was on aocation scout in a dry lake bed. Air traffic was minor. Day of the shoot, dead center of a Predator drone training flight path.

".Sorry guys I left my AA gun at home."

I always try to get a wild of it anyways.

[OmahaAudio]

"Don't you have a mic that can just tune that out?"

"I do, but you couldn't afford the $120,000 per day rental."

[danmixersf]

"There's a filter for that right?" A producer.

"Well, if I set the on-off switch on the recorder to off, we won't get any of that." (aircraft, traffic, ventilation, refrigerator, constuction, etc.)

[Marc Wielage]

One I thought of the other day while on a noisy set was, "this is the aural equivalent to somebody turning on a 750-watt light pointing in the direction of the actors. Yes, you will notice it; yes, it can be fixed. But it's a lot better if it just weren't there in the first place."

[ItsMatt]

Try Doha , Qatar. Every 7 mins commercial and then the largest US airforce base outside the US. Hair raising!