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realistic looks and sounds.
“We were thinking about pushing the envelope with
environments, especially in building the house – we wanted
it creepier and scarier,” recalls Ouzts. “We wanted the audience
to know that there’s something living in the walls. I also like to
work with the music, and I push the music without interfering
with the dialogue.
To avoid dialogue-based interference, that may require
using the scalpel-esque precision. “You do have to carve it
out and make the dialogue sing,” tells Ouzts of the art of aural
craftsmanship. “Dialogue is the story… and the moneymaker,
so to speak. Sometimes composers will use appropriate
instruments so you don’t have to carve. But in this instance,
because the soundtrack had a lot of texture, we did have to
carve a bit.”
Communication And Timing
While admittedly a cliché, the two most important
components of success for House Of Fallen’s revisited
final mix were communication and appropriate timing.
“Communication is key,” Ouzts reinforces. “The Director came
to me last minute, with ‘here’s the show.’ So, communicating
with both the Music Composer and the Director on what he
wanted was a big part of it. A lot of times a Producer or Director
may not know what they want until you have something for
them to hear. At that point, flexibility comes into the equation.
The Director then says, ‘Hey, I don’t really like that,’ and you
must be able to do something else. So, for these projects,
communication and flexibility are essential.”
Finally, as to be expected with independent films,
the mix sessions seemed to quickly come to an end.
Thankfully, though, Stephens allowed for enough time for the
film to be transformed from a project with lackluster audio to
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Running With Fairlight And Pro Tools
Back in 2006, TreeFall Productions became the first US
studio to install Fairlight’s Crystal Core technology engine
– the CC-1 – when it installed a new two-bay Constellation-
XT alongside its venerable Digidesign Pro Tools|HD rig.
Ouzts even used the marketplace-competing systems in
tandem for his work on House Of Fallen, best utilising the
systems’ unique audio production attributes.
“On this particular movie, I actually used Pro Tools as a
‘reverb machine,’” Ouzts explains. “I have numerous reverb
plug-ins that I used on Pro Tools and went through the box,
automating the plug-ins as I went. Then I
returned back into the Fairlight. It was really
nice to have both systems going.”
While Ouzts leans towards using his Fairlight
system most often, both systems made good
sense for him to purchase and use. “When I
originally bought Pro Tools, I was able to get
into it for a little bit less money,” he explains.
“And honestly, the intention of getting both Pro
Tools and Fairlight was to open up another room
and to have both systems going. That hasn’t
happened because of the current economy, so
I have both systems running next to each other. If something
comes in on Pro Tools, I can work on it right there. I decided to
go with the Fairlight because of its machine control and mixing
capabilities with the Constellation. It’s really flexible; I can nearly
do a complete 5.1 mix at the same time I do the stereo mix.
It’s really easy to work with. Add to that, it has incredible
abilities in spotting sound effects and it’s easy using the
AudioBase3 (a high-speed sound effects library) with the
Fairlight. The DREAM 2 is opening up all kinds of possibilities;
the potential is so great with the picture right there in front
of you.” ∫
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