Tuesday, December 25, 2012

More About Post Production Studios

By Nolan Tornes


When one is planning to do a motion picture such as a documentary, a movie or an advertisement, they should be prepared to invest a lot of time and money in it. Many companies are willing to do that only if there are guarantees that the final product will be evidence of a worthy investment. It is thus important that anyone required to accomplish this task understands the importance of post production studios.

At times, a movie might have a very good storyline with some of the best actors for the scenes. However, sound might not have been captured well at certain timelines. The final editing team must take care of such a situation by either cutting out the scene or replacing it with an appropriate sound.

Another likely problem that must be solved at the post level is matching words with lip movement. This becomes especially important when there are more languages being used for audio. The actors could be English speakers yet the movie is intended for diverse demographic regions like China or Japan. The voice overs done must match with how the lips are moving.

Large studios have managed to acquire equipments that can successfully add special features to productions. They can integrate theme songs, create stunts and add visuals to achieve a certain effect as described in the storyline. With a top notch team at this stage, it is possible to come up with the most fascinating movies and documentaries.

Movies take a long time to shoot. They can even take up to a year depending with how complex they are. Some scenes are shot at the same location are meant to appear at different times in the movie. It is possible to shoot such scenes on the same day and they will later be put at their appropriate timelines during the post production.

Similar processes take place in studios specialized for audio productions. Sometimes, musicians do collaborations but are never in the studio on the same day. This means that the song they record needs a thorough editing process to make it flawless and enjoyable. Also, when large groups like choirs cannot fit into a small studio, only singers of the same voice can be attended to at a particular time. Then the song is merged and released in a fine form.

Understanding the importance of post production studios is very important when syncing songs and videos for musicians. The audio is usually done first. The shooting comes later. The two products are merged to come up with a single music video that is not distorted thanks to great skill of the final editors.




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