Home on the Dynamic Range
I’m coming closer to a final cut of The Varsity Story, the documentary I’m making for the opening of the Varsity Theatre (cinema, really) on 6th April. I’m happy with the content and how I’ve orgnised it. I’m pleased with the colour correction. The one big thing I have left to do is tidying up the sound editing. I’ve never done sound editing before, and for me it’s probably the dullest part of the editing process. Nearly the whole project was recorded too “hot,” so I need to add compression filters to everything in order to narrow the gap between the loudest and quietest parts of the movie. If I don’t fix this people will turn their TV’s up for the quiet bits and have their ears blown off when an interviewee coughs. Additionally, the Varsity has a brand new sound system which will expose my shoddy sound mix workmanship if I don’t do a good job.
Of course, the compression filter is just one of a number of sound treatments I need to apply. I’m very glad I don’t need to serve coffee tomorrow.
Any boobs in the film?
You changed the wallpaper around here?
On a not-at-all related note, I discovered a new digital colouring techhnique yesterday which I’m quite excited about using.
Common Rehash, you were the only boob in Davis!
Great stuff! I wish somebody did the same with the Northwick Theatre in Worcester…
Wonk:
I really don’t have a comeback for that one… that’s probably one of the most clever things I’ve ever heard you say! God dammit, completely outclassed!
BTW, Junko tell you I’m coming up this weekend?
Master Rehash, I am not happy that I’ll be missing your visit. I trust another will be in the pipline…
Er, or even the pipeline.
Stuff the pipeline, I wanna go to the pipline! It sounds much more fun.
Courtney:
Yeah, I’m sad I missed you, though I heard you were lavished with praise for your presentation. Rock on!
Rehash: Thanks! Yeah, it went well. I definitely found “my people” at this conference (read: nerds who really love narrative theory). Come visit again soon, please!
Hi Lig – nice website :) Never had a chance to look it up before but I’m making an effort to be less antisocial these days :P Love you long time $15.
Maaaaaaaaz! How the devil are you? Are you using the same e-mail address? It’d be good to get back in touch.
Daaaaaave :) First old e-mail (tiscali/lineone) got more and more impossible to log into, so when I started at the school I just used my work e-mail which I could access remotely. When i started my new job I set up a hotmail account. Phone no. is as always tho.
Miss u guys – and now have real weekends, so more chances for mischeif :P
Mwah, maz
Courtney sweetie, I think I asked before, but it was so long ago I can’t remember: What’s the best way to get into Narrative Theory. Eg best initial book? Ta love