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What Is ADR and Why Is It Important?

Let's dive into ADR and how you can use it on your next project. The world we live in is noisy and this can be a huge problem for the production sound on your project. For instance, have you ever shot a scene where you were unable to silence a problematic noise in the background? Or block a complex walk-and-talk where a boom operator couldn't place an overhead mic in the scene? How about listening to a track later, only to find out there was interference from a nearby cell phone? Silence is golden when it comes to filmmaking, and it's hard to come by. Even when you're in an isolated location there's still crew shuffling about, the rumble of a generator, or other noisy special effects informing the visual image, let alone a camera that can be making a ton of noise all on its own. (We're looking at you, IMAX.) And those are the noises you can control. There are other sounds you can't help like planes, nearby crowds, or the bustle of a city. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

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