Sound and Music for Movie Production

· Rerecording Mixer: assist the sound editors to adjust recorded sound

quality.

· Supervising Rerecording Mixer: combine the dialogue, music,

effects, and overdub tracks, and sync them to the film.

Positions involved in creating, selecting, and licensing music for the

film or television program's score, sound track, and trailer include:

· Composer and Songwriter: create original music to introduce and

underscore the story line.

· President, Senior Vice President, or Vice President of Music: secure

music for film, television, and sound track use.

· Music Supervisor: find and license music for film, television, and

sound track use.

· Business Affairs or Music Clearance and Licensing: obtain music

licenses.

CREATION, RECORDING, AND MIXING

OF SOUND AND MUSIC

Job Overview

The production sound mixer is the head of the on set sound depart-

ment and is responsible for recording the actors' dialogue during the

filming of the production.

After reading the script, mixer Tim Cooney determines what micro-

phones and equipment will be needed. During filming, he records room

tone and sound ambiance, directs the boom operator, and adjusts sound

levels. Later, any unclear dialogue will be rerecorded by the ADR super-

visor and replaced. The dialogue track will then have music and effects

added to complete the production sound track.

Special Skills

"To work in sound you have to know electronics, simply because

you're going to be fixing cables and electronic equipment," says Cooney.

JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER

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