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You're joking right? I would expect a newbie filmmaker to have worked out the answer to this question after their first short, at the latest! How long have you been doing this? 1. She's narrating right? Why does she need to memorise the narration and not just read all of it? Why don't you...

1. Without doing some testing, there's no way to tell if you have a defective unit. The amount of noise you're getting is consistent with a unit which is NOT defective, depending on a number of variables. If you were close to the mic when recording, the mic-preamp gain setting on your DR40 is...

What do you think "distance" is, how do you think we hear/perceive distance? Increasing the amount of distance between the subject and the mic means the mic picks up less of the subject relative to the background noise. That background noise includes the reflections/reverb of the subject, it's...

The correct reverb plugin to use is the one which gives the sound most identical to the one you're trying to emulate! I have 3 reverbs plugs I most commonly use and a couple I use more rarely. It's far more about training your ears than it is about which reverb plugin to use! The only useful...

Yes. But, exactly what you have to do depends on a number of variables. Tools you will need: 1. A multi-band parametric EQ. 2. A good quality reverb plugin, with highly configurable parameters and most importantly, 3. A set of experienced, knowledgeable ears, so you can very carefully listen to...

So far your film funding campaign has achieved $0, do you: A. Want us to praise your lack of achievement and encourage you to carry on doing exactly what you're doing or B. Want us to point out why your campaign has achieved $0. Why, even if you miraculously got your funding, it still won't...

"Stabilizing speakers" is not a standard or recognised term but in this context I believe the author means; reducing actors' movement while delivering lines. This would make it easier for the boom op to maintain the position of the mic relative to the actor. If the actor is moving, the boom op...

I'm not saying getting funds is easy, it's not, even at the best of times it's difficult. BUT (!), getting funds is NOT the "biggest issue". The biggest issue is using those funds wisely and making a decent/watchable film! The fact that you think you could execute your project to perfection just...

To simplify/clarify and expand what Alcove said: 1. You are plugging a consumer mic into a professional (XLR) input. Your Shogun is expecting a pro mic level signal and you are feeding it a consumer level signal. It's a bit like running your car on fuel with a lower octane rating than it's...

That's what I meant be "whenever". It's their IP, they can choose to ignore a copyright infringement, strictly enforce their copyrights or even change their mind, ignore and then enforce their rights. The risk one takes when infringing copyright is that you can't be certain how the copyright...

What, you mean apart from the fact it was/is made mainly in Britain? G

Actually, I agree with PWT. According to the law they don't have to allow anything, it's their copyright/IP and anyone using that IP for any reason without permission is breaking the law. So I think they're being fairly generous in publicly offering free use of that IP, with the obviously...

That depends on how deep the cuts are, plus in this case it's going to take at least 2 years and possibly much longer for the uncertainty to "heal" and no longer be an investment deterrent. Also ... Really, you don't think for example that Star Wars VII and VIII are "excelling in the world...

1. No one has any idea if there will be less red tape or not, what the new red tape will be or how much it will cost to comply with whatever red tape the UK government introduces. In some respects there will, without question, be more red tape. Co-productions between Britain and EU countries are...

That's a bad plan because ADR won't compensate for a tight schedule. As others have said, ADR will overall cost you more time, not less. In practise, your choice will end up being between poor ADR/more time or poor prod sound/less time. Unless the prod sound is so bad the dialogue is almost...

To be honest that's not really the common logic in sound design, it's merely advertising, what we tell filmmakers who don't really understand what sound design is! Sure, there are levels of subtlety which are designed not to be consciously noticed and are therefore powerful filmmaking tools...

I've never had to deal with those clients either. I've can't honestly recall seeing a client who failed to learn from prior mistakes. I can't speak for Alcove but this is not my issue, my issue is not IF they learnt from prior mistakes but WHAT they learned! Typically, I do see improvements in...

Why is that a surprise? At one time, shooting Westerns in Europe was so common it spawned an entire sub-genre of films. G

Actually, if you could, you'd be much better off not doing any ADR at all! Even at the highest budget levels ADR is generally viewed as a last resort. It's time consuming, expensive to do right, no one really likes doing it and most importantly, it's virtually always inferior...

Yep, it's exactly the same problem as with room tone, only worse because it's a specific sound rather than just relatively random noise. Ideally, you don't want any traffic (or other) noise at all in your prod sound, just the opportunity to add some in post! Again, if it's in your prod sound...