Thanks, Mark! Really great stuff. Sorry I didn't thank you earlier (found these messages in my spam). Oy. Well thanks again. Hope all's well Jared
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 4:23 PM, Mark Toscano <fiddy...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Jared and all - > > Most sound mixers will *not* take this into consideration, as making a > 16mm optical track these days is fairly uncommon from the point of view of > pretty much all professional sound folks. It tends to be something that > only the old school film sound mixers and archivally oriented sound folks > will even think about. > > What the sound house shooting your optical is referring to is the EQ'ing > of your final sound in a manner that will help compensate for the loss of > high and low end in your audio when it goes to optical. (It's usually > called Academy pre-emphasis, and the 'Academy' part refers to the Academy > curve, which was a standard set in 1938 by the Academy of Motion Picture > Arts and Sciences to help optimize sound for mono optical theatrical > playback.) You can EQ your track to emphasize the compromised high/low > end, which will result in a better sounding optical. Otherwise, the > optical can sound a little squashed or muffled, though it depends on the > nature of the sound content. If your track is already lo-fi, and intended > to sound lo-fi, I wouldn't worry about it. > > This said, there's no standard formula for EQ'ing for optical > compensation. In restoration projects (and some of my own films), I create > an optical-ready version with John Polito at Audio Mechanics, and he > tailors it beautifully each time to the track and its quality/content. And > the tracks always sound excellent as a result. > > All the best, > > Mark Toscano > > > > On Friday, April 25, 2014 1:27 PM, Roger Wilson < > rogerdwil...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Ok I'm not a sound guy but I think this is just an audio filter used to > improve the signal to noise ratio. Did you have a final sound mix completed > on the sound track for the film? I think your sound designer/final mixer > would have taken this into account but you should check. I create my own > sound designs for my films but then have a professional sound tech do the > final sound mix and prep it for optical print. > > Hope this helps some! > > > Roger D. Wilson > Film Scientist > 613 324 - 7504 > rogerdwil...@sympatico.ca > http://www.rogerdwilson.ca > > Without failure you can never achieve success. I have based my process and > my career as an experimental film artist on this statement; and I welcome > it as it pushes me forward as an artist to try something different, > something new. > > > ------------------------------ > From: jaredphutchin...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:46:44 -0500 > To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Optical Sound - filter > > Thanks for the quick reply. It's 16mm. > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Roger Wilson > <rogerdwil...@sympatico.ca>wrote: > > I have had a number of optical tracks created over the years and have > never had the lab (Skylight Studios in Toronto) make this request. Is it a > 16mm mono track or 35mm? > > > Roger D. Wilson > Film Scientist > 613 324 - 7504 > rogerdwil...@sympatico.ca > http://www.rogerdwilson.ca > > Without failure you can never achieve success. I have based my process and > my career as an experimental film artist on this statement; and I welcome > it as it pushes me forward as an artist to try something different, > something new. > > > ------------------------------ > From: jaredphutchin...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:35:21 -0500 > To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > Subject: [Frameworks] Optical Sound - filter > > > Hello, all, > I am almost ready to send out for an optical track for my first sync-sound > print. > I gave a call to the lab which photographs for optical tracks and I was > told that my sound needed to be treated with an academy pre-emphasis > filter. I was wondering if this (possibly expensive?) stage is necessary > for my film sound. The soundtrack to my short is pretty primitive-sounding > and not reliant on great fidelity. > Thanks! > Jared > > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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