audio post production. behind the scenes. scoring & movie sound

A scene is comprised of many cameras, a group of people that handle video recording, and equally as many people handling sound. This means actors’ voices, sound effects, then adding music scoring in post production. Here’s a look into how thorough parsing sound is.

Figure 1: Typical audio workflow post-recording. Pro Tools (right) is one of the leading powerhouses of Audio Post Production. Seamless integration with Media Composer as both are Avid’s enterprise sound and video solutions.

On the left side is an online library of sounds (Soundly), used for SFX insertion post-production e.g. rain, fireplace sounds, creaking doors, examples are endless.

Figure 2: Pro Tools Playlist dubbing. This is most used in translating movies, but it’s also used for re-recording dialogue in case of field recording issues e.g. microphone misplacement, pops or muffled recordings.