Comments on: Sony CineAlta Rigs http://www.filmdailies.com/archives/sony-cinealta-rigs/ Low/no budget filmmaker blogs daily on subjects like video production, HD cameras, screenwriting, etc. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:55:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Review: August | FilmDailies.com - A filmmaker's blog http://www.filmdailies.com/archives/sony-cinealta-rigs/#comment-28196 Review: August | FilmDailies.com - A filmmaker's blog Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:00:15 +0000 http://www.filmdailies.com/?p=149#comment-28196 [...] None: The movie looks good and has been shot digitally with a Sony CineAlta rig! [...] [...] None: The movie looks good and has been shot digitally with a Sony CineAlta rig! [...]

]]> By: Administrator http://www.filmdailies.com/archives/sony-cinealta-rigs/#comment-563 Administrator Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:29:24 +0000 http://www.filmdailies.com/?p=149#comment-563 Hey Christopher, I got a book sitting on my shelf that supposed to get answers to some of these: "Producing Great Sound for Digital Video" by Jay Rose. In my experience, most indie flicks suffer sound problems that have little to do with acquisition, i.e. sound recording. Contemporary mics are pretty good and with an all purpose mic like Sennheiser ME 66 will get you VERY far. The devil is in the sound mix. A LOT of work goes into making the final mix sound NATURAL. Of course, this isn't natural NATURAL. The sound mix must ring true to the ear of movie goers who are used to certain sounds, e.g. gunshots, door openings, etc. So don't worry SO much about the acquisition - just get a good sound engineer with good equipment. You'll think about tinkering with the sound mix when you're done with principal photography. Hey Christopher, I got a book sitting on my shelf that supposed to get answers to some of these: “Producing Great Sound for Digital Video” by Jay Rose.

In my experience, most indie flicks suffer sound problems that have little to do with acquisition, i.e. sound recording. Contemporary mics are pretty good and with an all purpose mic like Sennheiser ME 66 will get you VERY far.

The devil is in the sound mix. A LOT of work goes into making the final mix sound NATURAL. Of course, this isn’t natural NATURAL. The sound mix must ring true to the ear of movie goers who are used to certain sounds, e.g. gunshots, door openings, etc.

So don’t worry SO much about the acquisition - just get a good sound engineer with good equipment. You’ll think about tinkering with the sound mix when you’re done with principal photography.

]]> By: christopher http://www.filmdailies.com/archives/sony-cinealta-rigs/#comment-557 christopher Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:51:28 +0000 http://www.filmdailies.com/?p=149#comment-557 i agree. in examing low-budget/student films i've been trying to determine what's the giveaway. it seems to be lighting and sound predominantly. sound especially. you could call some bad lighting a "look," but it's hard to justify any bad sound. i've always wondered how much production sound is actually used. and if it is, how they get it. lavaliers? pro-quality shotguns? as i start pre-pro on my short film these questions are all very much on my mind. i agree. in examing low-budget/student films i’ve been trying to determine what’s the giveaway. it seems to be lighting and sound predominantly. sound especially. you could call some bad lighting a “look,” but it’s hard to justify any bad sound.

i’ve always wondered how much production sound is actually used. and if it is, how they get it. lavaliers? pro-quality shotguns? as i start pre-pro on my short film these questions are all very much on my mind.

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