Alrightyyy! I've been interested in foley and dialogue replacement for movies for some time now and this month I'm excited to have a crack at some sound replacement for 'The Wolf of Wall Street' with Mitchell Stan and Joao Paulo.
Almost every modern Hollywood film has anywhere from 30% to 70% ADR dialogue
We chose a scene with a lot of ADR (Additional Dialogue Replacement) and some Foley aspects, wanting to challenge ourselves a bit with getting the voiceovers looking and sounding great for the environment they're in. Here's the clip that we're going to be playing with (4:35).
Resources Prepped
I've done up an asset list as part of our plan. It includes all of the sounds that we will be replacing in order to create a complete feeling soundscape for the video, and the time that they occur in the clip.
This process helped me identify the props that we will need, for example a metal screw cap bottle for the martini shaker, hard paper for the menu noises that occur in the beginning, and glass for the toast towards the end of the scene.
We have also sourced a voice actor in an effort for the dialogue from McConaughey's character to sound as believable as possible.
And of course - Studio access, an 8 hour session with the C24 console and Foley space.
Here's the plan we put together.
Microphone Options:
Voiceovers
Doing a bit of research, I came across this article by Matt Hibbard, which offers some helpful tips about recording ADR. We'll be taking into account the camera angle and distance from the actor on screen, and using the 10inch to 2 or 3 feet mic placement suggestion as a guide to help us find what sounds right. We may even follow the tips for using shotgun mics as suggested in the article, with the use of our Sennheiser MKH 416 set up off axis and pointed slightly downwards (ofcourse with a pop filter). I'll make sure to have the shotgun and a nice LDC mic available to record the dialogue, and simply use the one that sounds the most suitable to the scene. Having access to some nice convolution reverbs in ProTools means that placing the dialogue and foley in the restaurant is possible without actually having to recording in a busy restaurant!
The delivery is absolutely paramount when replacing dialogue, a handy tip for actors is to mimic the body language of the person on screen to assist with creating an authentic, and believable portrayal
Foley
Drawing from some knowledge I picked up on a Sound Expedition with location recordist Greg Simmons, here's some of my thoughts on mic choice.
As there are no obscenely loud noises to be replaced in this clip and we will be wanting to pick up as much detail as we can in the foley noises, a condenser mic will suit this application nicely!
LDC's generally have a lower self-noise than SDC's, while still being able to pick up a great level of detail, and while an SDC has a higher SPL, thats not needed here. A dynamic microphone will not be able to pick up that nice detail and transient crispness that a condenser mic is able to get. Therefore an LDC condenser it is!
"Proximity and mic placement is the key to this job" - Leslie Bloome (Foley Artist)
We will play around with mic distance on each each foley sound in order to capture the sound as it is portrayed in the film - starting from around the distance the camera is from the object. It's also helpful to know that effects such as EQ, reverb and compression can be used in the mix to create a sense of distance relative to the camera and space.
Stay tuned for the finished project!
- Andy L
References:
1. Hibbard, M. (2014). ADR: Automated Dialogue Replacement Tips and Tricks - The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat. [online] The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat. Available at: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/adr-automated-dialogue-replacement-tips-and-tricks/ [Accessed 14 Oct. 2018].
2. Sound Expeditions | Worldwide sound and music recording expeditions. (2018). Sound Expeditions | Worldwide sound and music recording expeditions. [online] Available at: https://www.soundexpeditions.com [Accessed 14 Oct. 2018].
3. Hibbard, M. (2015). Recording Foley and Sound Effects: The Fundamentals. [online] The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat. Available at: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/recording-foley-and-sound-effects-the-fundamentals/ [Accessed 14 Oct. 2018].
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