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Dialogue Editing What’s that? Goals of Dialogue Editing

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Dialogue EditingDialogue Editing

What’s that?What’s that?

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Goals of Dialogue EditingGoals of Dialogue Editing

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Goals of Dialogue EditingGoals of Dialogue Editing

• Organize the material and get to know Organize the material and get to know it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.

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Goals of Dialogue EditingGoals of Dialogue Editing

• Organize the material and get to know Organize the material and get to know it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.

• Smooth the transitions. Make each Smooth the transitions. Make each scene believable, dramatic and clear.scene believable, dramatic and clear.

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Goals of Dialogue EditingGoals of Dialogue Editing

• Organize the material and get to know Organize the material and get to know it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.

• Smooth the transitions. Make each Smooth the transitions. Make each scene believable, dramatic and clear.scene believable, dramatic and clear.

• Fix articulations and remove noises. Fix articulations and remove noises. Take the filmmaking out of the film. Take the filmmaking out of the film.

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Goals of Dialogue EditingGoals of Dialogue Editing

• Organize the material and get to know Organize the material and get to know it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.it. Let the tracks tell you what to do.

• Smooth the transitions. Make each Smooth the transitions. Make each scene believable, dramatic and clear.scene believable, dramatic and clear.

• Fix articulations and remove noises. Fix articulations and remove noises. Take the filmmaking out of the film.Take the filmmaking out of the film.

• Enhance the story. Create perspective, Enhance the story. Create perspective, depth and focus. depth and focus.

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• Prepare for ADR recording.Prepare for ADR recording.

• Determine proper sync.Determine proper sync.

• Prepare for the mix.Prepare for the mix.

• Prepare for the M&E mix.Prepare for the M&E mix.

Goals of Dialogue EditingGoals of Dialogue Editing (part 2) (part 2)

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Serve the StoryServe the Story

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What Materials What Materials MustMust You You Have Before You Start?Have Before You Start?

• OMF of locked picture, with all audio tracks• Video that matches this OMF (w/ TC burn-in)• Original recordings• Sound reports• EDLs: audio and video• Script• Picture continuities, if possible

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OMF and Initial TracksOMF and Initial Tracks

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Deleting dual mono information

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Marking ScenesMarking Scenes

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Organize Wild SoundOrganize Wild Sound

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Script Break-downScript Break-down

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Single camera shooting

• Scene 45: INT/night, Dinner at a restaurant • 45: Wide establishment shot of everyone at the table• 45A: Betty CU• 45B: Bob CU• 45C: Blanche CU• 45D: medium shot, POV kitchen

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Single camera shooting

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Pop Music Track PlanPop Music Track Plan

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Organized TracksOrganized Tracks

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Three Rules of ThumbThree Rules of Thumb

#1

Whenever possible, play only one source of room tone at a time.

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Wall of Room ToneWall of Room Tone

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Correct WayCorrect Way

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Three Rules of ThumbThree Rules of Thumb

#2

Evenness is a trade-off between noise and smoothness.

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Smooth TransitionsSmooth Transitions

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Three Rules of ThumbThree Rules of Thumb

#3

Design scenes that require the least amount of processing.

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Which Room Tone?

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Remove NoisesRemove Noises

• Crew noises

• Actor’s noises

• Location noises

• “Reasonable” noises that nonetheless don’t belong in the film.

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Remove NoisesRemove Noises

The solution: room tone and alternate takes.

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Typical Radio Microphone Click

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Most Clicks Aren’t Easy to See

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Add Depth and Focus

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Spotting the loops

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Cue Sheets

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Motion Picture Workflows

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Classic Film Workflow

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Single-system NTSC

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NTSC: Shoot Film/Record Tape

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NTSC: Shoot Film/Record Disk

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Single-system PAL

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PAL: Shoot Film/Record Tape

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PAL: Shoot Film/Record Disk

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