Studio Session 01/05/13

Objectives of the session were-

• Rough placement and editing (where required) of ambiance tracks
• Choose and begin placement of Archie and Chrissie's dialogue
• Record the security guard, train worker and tannoy announcement
• Record and edit any other sound effects required
• Create music for the end credits/trailer

We began the session today recording some of the minor roles:

Security Guard

I was performing the part of the security guard, using the Neumann U87 I stood arms length from the microphone and delivered the lines. The part will be heavily processed at the beginning during post production as it will be this vocal that brings Archie out of his thought during scene 8.

Train Worker

Campbell's friend Scott came in to play the role of the train worker. We began by getting Scott to approach the Neumann U87 from the other side of the room, ad-libbing (asking people if they want drinks etc). We done this to make ensure his approach within the drama sounded natural, as it could be tricky to automate it accurately using panning, filters and level automation. We then had him position himself arms length from the microphone and perform his lines. It was not a huge part so after a few takes we were happy.

Train Tannoy

Originally we were intending on recreating or recording an automated tannoy announcement, however it was decided, to speed up production we would change the part to that of a driver speaking through an intercom. I recorded the line and then we put an EQ on the audio, added a high pass and a low pass filtre and added some distortion to make the audio sound like it was coming out of a small speaker.

The rest of the session was spent listening through the cuts of Archie and Chrissie's dialogue that we recorded on Monday and choosing the best takes to use when we mix it.

I felt the group worked well today, we didn't get as much done as we had hoped, however we seriously underestimated how long it would take to listen through all the recordings from Monday's session. In order to meet our target of finishing the mixdown by the weekend we will have to work very effectivly.