Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1491103
Since picture can often be in a constant state of flux, occasionally this can bottleneck certain departments, like ADR. As Judah Getz points out, "I will reach out to the picture department to get an ETA on when picture is coming for a session in the morning, but if they can't get it to me before 7 p.m., then I'm loading it up at 8 a.m. So, as we are previewing with the actors, it's also when I am previewing what I need to match." For Andrew Dawson, "As the supervisor, I feel conforms really land on me. What you can extract from the EDL is great, but at some point, it has to be scrutinized. Is this a new read? It's not just simple pullups a lot of times." In regard to music, Johnny Caruso points out, "Sometimes they are taking what was there and just chopping stuff up, and sometimes there's thought behind it. Often, transitions from scene to scene are totally different. Hopefully, there is enough time to address it in an intelligent manner." Wrapping up, Bob asked, "Is there something you wished the other departments knew, that they don't?" Devendra responded, "I would not hate it if you [post sound folks] visited our set sometime. Our primary goal is to record the best sound possible, but we have all this other stuff going on in the periphery, like managing playback, setting up earwigs, making sure the actors hear only certain things like the director in a cuing mic… It would be cool to hopefully communicate all the blood, sweat, and tears that went into it." Johnny Caruso said, "Remember, [music is] where the emotion lives. I will often use a VCA that is not manipulating stuff so mixers can see how we envision the shape of the thing to go." Judah wished more re-recording mixers would offer constructive criticism to ADR mixers. Andrew found great value in visiting the CSI set to capture reverb profiles from the set which, when used on ADR, allows for it to "slot right in." And Jonathan Greasley concluded with this final thought, "There's never any downside to communication. The more cross- knowledge we get, the richer the overall knowledge will be. And not only when there's a problem, but when things go great as well." L-R: Moderator Bob Bronow CAS, Devendra Cleary CAS, Johnny Caruso, Jonathan Greasley CAS, Judah Getz CAS, and Andrew Dawson.