Most articles that deal with Production Sound Recording for video/film tend to cover microphones and recording/mixing techniques. I am not going to cover audio from the Sound Mixer’s perspective, but rather from the contributions of other Departments.

Why should other Departments care about improving audio? After all, except for Editing, the sound is not their responsibility, right?

Well, it is kind of like being on a naval warship. If anyone messes up and the ship takes a serious hit, then everyone goes down! Filmmaking is very much like that. Even though you may have done a great job in your Department, and contributed heavily towards one aspect of the film - if one major area of the overall production quality is poor, and the film fails to be accepted for festivals or distribution - then all of your efforts will remain a secret! On the other hand, if a film that you worked on garners awards and praise - then having it on your resume is bound to help your career!

Bad audio will certainly sink an otherwise good film! Read the article>>

[Eds note: Fred Ginsburg C.A.S. Ph.D.MBKS is the president and CEO of Equipment Emporium Inc. His background as a professional mixer includes over 15 years of work in features, episodic TV series, national TV commercials, corporate, and government. He is a member of the Cinema Audio Society, Univ Film & Video Assoc, WEVA, Law Enforcement Video Assoc., BKSTS, and serves as co-Executive Director of the National Association of Forensic Video. Equipment Emporium has an in-depth library of articles on production techniques from good foley tips to teaching sound recording in production courses.]