Lucy talked about her experience working in film and TV as a sound editor and mixer. She covered topics about how to run a voice over session and how to and how to layout sessions to make it easier for whoever will be taking on the project after you’ve finished your work on it. Something that she mentioned that I found particularly interesting was how she made the move from one job to the next. She said that she made sure people knew she was capable at mixing by asking to help out on premixes and then gradually working from there to get jobs as a mixer.
She had some many useful bits and bobs to say that it would make an extremely long post so I’m just going to bullet point some of my favourite tips she mentioned.
- Use slow motion to help sync footsteps
- Remove middle sections of effects like rain and applause that naturally fade rather that fading the effect out.
- Use 3-4 different atmospheres for outdoor scenes to add variation
- Sort tracks into groups of 8 so it’s easier for anyone opening the project using hardware as most come in groups of 8 faders.
- Always be willing to learn
- Learn to say no to people (This is something I particularly need to do)
- Don’t be offended if your sounds aren’t used, they’re all subjective.