Dialogue is a crucial part of any film production. It conveys the story, develops characters, and engages the audience. Dialogue editing involves selecting and refining the dialogue recordings to ensure that they are clean, clear, and consistent with the film’s visual and other audio elements. It is a crucial step in the post-production proce …
Music plays a crucial role in film production. It sets the tone and mood of a scene, conveys emotions, and connects with the audience on a deeper level. Original music composition is a vital part of the filmmaking process, as it allows filmmakers to create a unique and memorable audio experience that enhances the film’s visual elements. So wha …
When creating a seamless and immersive audio experience in film production, Foley sounds play a crucial role. Foley artists are responsible for creating and recording sound effects that mimic real-world sounds and movements, such as footsteps, clothing rustles, and object interactions. These sounds are then synced with the film’s visual eleme …
First Edition We developed the Quad-A Academy Project to facilitate audio engineers’ training and build thriving careers in the entertainment industry in Africa. As a result, the audio engineers were equipped with the necessary skills to work on quality content produced in the region. After the audio engineers received certification, they star …
The What? In the process of making movies and video production, there are times when the sounds on set aren’t realistic enough. This is where Foley comes in using real-life objects to create sounds for the film. In this blog article, we will take you through what Foley design is and how Foley sound sounds are made. Foley is the human interactio …
Speaker Calibration Many in the industry suggest mixing sound for a film at 85dB, but in smaller room environments, this can be too loud, causing ear fatigue and other issues. I suggest mixing at 79dB, and when you think you are done, do one or two passes through at 85dB to double-check. This should give you a fairly accurate listening environment without ear fatigue. In larger rooms, you may be able to mix at the 85dB level, and in really big rooms you would calibrate each speaker individually. Now when you listen through the program if elements are too loud bring them down, too quiet bring them up. Trust your ears. If your picture editor is experienced and good at audio restoration, you may get a dialogue track with good levels and already cleaned up. There is a good chance though that you are going to be left with the job of restoring the audio quality of the dialogue track. Here is a shortlist of the tasks you will undertake, and the order they should fall in: Importing Session Files Most likely your picture editor is going to want to send you an OMF or AAF session file with all the audio data. I have worked in three different DAWs for post-production, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, and Pro Tools, and unfortunately only one of the three imports the OMF and AAF files properly…. Pro Tools. Logic is super close. It imports the tracks and the automation, but not the track names, and that can be super frustrating when you have a large session to work on. Ableton Live doesn’t accept these files at all. Pro Tools shows it’s strength in this area. You import the AAF and there you are with all your tracks laid out with the proper names, and all the automation. This can save you a bunch of time. If the price tag on Pro Tools is too steep, Logic would be my second choice for audio post-production, but you will have some cleanup and organizing to do before you really get to start working. Another […]
Dubbing made its debut in 1927 when Warner Brothers released The Jazz Singer, which featured both silent and sound sequences (although it is considered a silent film because no dialogue was recorded during shooting). Two years later, German filmmaker Fritz Lang released Woman in the Moon, which was dubbed into English for an American audience — mak …
The Launch Quad-A launched program and the academy on 7th February, 2022 in the presence of students, learning facilitators and implementing partners. It was a watershed moment truly inspiring for all in presence as it is a stepping stone especially for the creative industry and aspiring audio professionals. This is one of the most exciting times i …
Are you looking to start your career in Audio Engineering? Many successful Audio Engineers possess special qualities in common that have made them who they are. In this blog article, I will guide you on some of the necessary and required qualities needed to become an A-game audio engineer. 1. Creativity It is imperative for one to see creativity as a …
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Hiring a professional sound engineer for your project can be a very rewarding experience. You’ll notice that the sound, both the quality and the workflow, will be substantially better than your everyday amateur recording session. But there are things you can do to help them deliver the best work possible. This article will provide a checklist for 5 …
Wikipedia defines Music in advertising as “the most common technique for aiding memorability and hence product recall”. This definitely explains why we usually get hooked to certain songs in ads or immediately relate a jingle with a certain product. Take, for example, the famous MTN jingle. Immediately you hear it, even without saying a …
