[Konvas] COMPLETELY OT- Looking for Mr Showtime, voice actor

[Adam Frey]

Rita - My goodness you have some really good ears!

I grew up around lots of loud machinery and other really good ear  
damaging noises, so I honestly can't hear most of what you are talking  
about. It was recorded in the blue screen area, so the walls were far  
enough away and we had a cloth hanging from the wall he was talking  
towards.

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough room in the budget for a dedicated  
soundperson and/or a sound booth, but this industrial film, which  
follows a similar format to the show "How It's Made", wasn't intended  
for broadcast, and the targeted audience is the farming and wood  
industries (read: people who most likely have damaged hearing also).

If you are wondering, we recorded Jason with the Zoom H4 set at 24-bit  
& 96khz with a Sennheiser ME66. Again, no sound booth, just a cloth  
hanging from the wall (and I think we may have had some blankets on  
the table, but can't remember) to help kill some of the sound bouncing  
back. I know you know this, but what you watched was compressed down  
for size.

Btw: You can take a look at the entire film if you'd like. It is a  
much higher resolution (640x360) and also has a better sound quality).  
It's 144MB, so make sure you've got a fast internet connection. Oh -  
you'll need Quicktime or iTunes to play it:
http://crimsonchain.com/movies/frey-ag-english.m4v

With the tripod - I think "NB" means "No Biggie", correct? ;-)
The part of the clip where they are removing nails, as well as several  
other parts in the video, were done handheld. Not because I like the  
look of handheld (it's okay, but can often be overused), but because I  
was either in close quarters or in a somewhat dangerous atmosphere.  
More than once, I needed to be extremely nimble and on my toes, since  
there was a LOT of dangerous things to be aware of (logs, saws,  
tractors, etc).

A thing of note about the project: it was for my father's and  
brother's business, "Frey Agricultural Products" (remember the barn  
that burnt down?) and there was a lot of dust flying around in the  
air, which is why you see a lot of the people with dust masks. I had  
to start carrying a can of air with me (and not "perri-air" like in  
Spaceballs), since the dust in the open air was so thick that it  
shutdown the video camera more than once. I've never had that happen  
before, so it scared me pretty bad.

If I ever get a chance to rework it, I'll address the things you  
pointed out (Thanks, Rita!).

Cheers,

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
http://crimsonchain.com


>
> Adam,
>
> I have listened with Headphones and he is good. He has a likeable  
> voice and very good diction.
> But has been recorded badly!
>
> There is too much reverberation, the microphone area has hard  
> surfaces and needs covering to stop sound bouncing. Or use a  
> supercardiod mic-10db.  I would cut out the music and fade up the  
> machinery noise in between sentences to bring it "alive".  You need  
> to highlight the power and strength of these machines.
> The BBC broadcasting ratio for docs is 5 for voice and 6 for music  
> or SFX in other words the voice fits just under SFX but not  
> together. Other countries do it their way.
>
> NB. I think you need a good tripod as the camera is wandering.!
>
> I think he is very good and I will certainly give him a job.  
> (providing he is handsome and has money!)
>
> Rita
>
>
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