Hello all fellow filmmakers, I am hoping to get some feedback on the sound in my trailer for my upcoming feature film Follow Your Heart. Most filmmakers I have asked have told me that the sound on it is not outstanding but good enough for an indie feature. However, two others say it's no-where near good enough and I should do it all over. I am not much of a sound guy myself so it is hard for me to know what to think? Please let me know your thoughts, and if it really is as bad as they say is it fixable. Thanks :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSS03QcvTU
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Uo to 1:39 the volume is low. In fact, overall the volume of the clips is inconsistent. You could fix it by compositing the audio and carefully applying a limiter to the track. Music levels very good and smooth.
Thanks Rob. It's tough for me to know what is off about it because the comments have been different? One of the others said that the audio has a very fast delay on it that I can't seem to hear myself. The other guy wasn't too specific but he said that the sound hurts you. let me know if you have any other comments, but I'm glad you like the music :)
Thanks John, Question, do you hear echo's on the main audio of the actors or just in the background with the other noises? I myself can't hear any echo's on the actors voices but hear background noises in some scenes where there are many people and stuff going on. I am starting to think it's time to get adobe audition to fix these problems!
Hi Steven, I write songs and I oversee the production of them in a recording studio and I also narrate and I am very picky about sound quality. I'm afraid that your sound quality isn't brilliant. The answer to your question is yes, there is echoing on the actor's voices, it sounds as though they've recorded the sound in a room that hasn't been sound proofed. There is also a hissing sound at one point and the overall sound comes across as amateur (sorry). I would suggest contacting local recording studios and seeing if you can record the sound that way - it's a shame because the acting is great, the sound does spoil it.
Thanks for all the input guys. It is making it more clear for me what I need to do!
One more question for you all, Is any of the audio in the trailer up to par or should I actually adr the whole film?
I think most of the beginning is okay, just a little much room acoustics on it. The kids have a lot of noise, but the ADR-ed parts are the real problem as they don't come close to the "original" sound. Do you have a sound guy for that? Did the question also concern the music? Overall I think the quality of the acting and lighting varies strongly throughout the trailer. The first spoken line seems really convincing (same guy at 0:45 not as good in terms of acting, audio completely fine), at 0:13 there's "terrible" shadows in the guy's face, next shot ("You know what, buddy...") also quite shadowy. After Effects might fix that if you've got someone skilled (or you can do it). Just don't be afraid to do the tedious work if you can afford to. It'll pay off. "I still remember the day" has some crackling on it that I am afraid cannot be removed. The following shots are too contrasty and green/yellowish for my taste - makes them look a little dark and depressing... "I'm not going..." is indeed badly synced (but fixable). But to get a convincing sound when recording audio afterwards I would recommend the simple trick of building a set as similar as possible to the original scene, and use the mic and the angle you would have used. ;) Another perfectly fine bit in terms of audio (in my opinion) is for example at 1.08
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Thanks for the detailed comment Dino. I really appreciate the support I am getting from you guys. The music was not in question because I received a lot of good feedback on it. However if you have any concerns with my underscore I would like to hear it.
i noticed you gota do more fades in and out of the room tones
Some of this is partially salvageable with RX4. Overall the sound was recorded with the mic too far from the mouth (sounds like an on camera mic in many cases). Audio also sounds normalized and over compressed in some cases. There is clipping in some parts and the list goes on. HIRE a good production sound mixer for the production of the feature. Sound is 70% of the picture. Picture errors are tolerable. BAD AUDIO will quickly unseat the audience!
Hey Steven, this is Julie from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Post-Production to Your Stage, as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!