Tom Maloney Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 i have got a job where production is asked to assign members of cast to certain tracks, no problem then it reads " Channel 6- Float 1 Channel 7 - Float 2 " Could someone please enlighten me on floating Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 While not familiar with the specific term in this application, my guess is that they may mean those two channels don't contain a specifically assigned cast member but can vary among a variety of miscellaneous players with maybe just a few lines each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 I would assume the same.. though I've encountered some pretty bizarre terminology from ADs, PAs and such. Then maybe there's person(s) on a float in a lake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Maybe they're filming a parade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 What did they when you asked them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 I believe that actors use the term 'float' when they might play any one of various parts, usually in a theatre production. In this case I suspect that channels 1 to 5 are named characters, and 6 and 7 can be any of the less often used parts/actors. Kindest, sb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 What did they when you asked them? Welcome back, Senator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Maloney Posted August 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 i am more confused than before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 sorry Tom, we can all guess what they meant here, but it seems like it would be quicker to get a straight answer from the person(s) that asked you to name the tracks this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Here's a possible answer... requires some experience on SSL consoles to get the reference, but the FLOAT button on console referee to lifting the input from a channel strip to bypass the mix buss and get routed directly to the (recording) buss that is assigned at the top of the routing matrix. Basically - it is a studio engineer's lingo for "ISO(lated) track". In the context of your original question, does this make sense if the cast members that are "floated" are always assigned to that track number and that the other tracks may change cast members depending on the context (or even have multiple cast mixed down)? but the idea of a "floater" being assigned to pickup cast also makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Maloney Posted August 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 thanks all will ask their DIT today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Maloney Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 The DIT tells me that " the spare channels are used to float between talent " ?? To me if they are being used by talent they are not spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 "Let's shoot the rehearsal." (Then it's not a rehearsal.) Kinda unique. Sorta ultimate. Government efficiency. ...and the oxymorons just keep on coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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