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on locationBaby BoomersFor the banshees, I recorded babies of all sorts. Oftentimes I find that when you hear newborn creatures, they makesounds that are so unfamiliar; we rarely hear those sounds. Literally, we recorded baby swine that were days old.Christopher Boyes, Sound Designer, AvatarAudio Media, January 2010Shoot The Lines OffIf at all possible, and if the Director andactors are up for it, try and cover thelines off (lines spoken by actors who arenot in this particular shot) whenever youcan. These can be an invaluable sourceof natural sounding alternative ‘takes’of lines that the post production teammay be needing.Simon Bishop, Production Mixer/Recordist,Audio Media Feb 2010Boom, BoomOver the top, or up and under?Remember at all timesthat you don’t just have toput the boom mic in overthe top – there is a wholeworld of ‘recordability’underneath. It sounds quitedifferent, down there in theunderworld, but you couldboom the whole scene thatway and make all the shotssound similar.Simon BIshop, ProductionMixer/Recordist, Audio MediaFeb 2010RICHMONDFILMSERVICESTel. 020 8940 6077Fax. 020 8948 8326NOW aVaILabLEFOR HIRETaSCaM HS-P82Line DancingTake great care with dialogue overlaps. Sometimes, and in some situations,and some shots, it can be just fine for the actors to overlap their dialogue.Be aware though, that once you get into the single shots (just one actorinfilling the frame), it can be a post production nightmare if the actorsstill overlap. The truth is that they almost never overlap in the same place,meaning that the Editor has an awfully difficult task finding somewhere toget the scissors in. Discuss this with your Director, and form a strategy foreach scene/ shot.Simon BIshop, Production Mixer/Recordist, Audio Media Feb 2010WWW.RICHMONDFILMSERVICES.COMAUDIO MEDIA AUGUST 201137