Lvl 6 - FMP: Trick Of The Dark - Television Scene Shoot

Our first shoot for Trick of the Dark was shot inside of the sound stage which is known to have extreme cases of sound issues. We were focusing getting the end sequence finished first as we still don't have the cave at this point that we desire to capture the right atmosphere. we used one of the sets that was there to create the look and feel of a child's television programme. I really liked the design of the set itself, when i get a chance to see the colour corrected version of the footage that was captured i imagine when it comes to the colours, vibrant will be an understatement. as i could not capture sound on set we decided that ADR was the way forward when capturing the dialogue for this scene. We have scheduled an ADR session later in the next few weeks once the actor/actress are available. As i have not yet done ADR it will give me a chance to hone a new skill & further my knowledge when it comes to sound design & taking on the role as a professional Sound Operator.

Reasons behind the sound issues when capturing sound inside of the sound stage are severe as i really had no option but to leave the audio for that specific shoot, we learned that using the sound stage may not be a viable option for the future due to time restrictions of having to set up more & more ADR sessions. This is just an effective use of our time management as we come closer to our deadline in the coming month and a bit. sadly this also means i don't have any shots of myself using any sound equipment for this shot but i do have me holding an imaginary boom pole if that helps visualise what it would of looked like. Some of the issues that we encountered on set were an influx of Avery noise pollution, we also encountered many industrial noises from the roadworks and building sites across the road & the biggest issue was a sound we could not locate which was extremely loud & would of been a hinderance to the whole production if i decided to capture audio. Luckily we still captured what we needed visually and were feeling more confident about the film going ahead.