The core of the Museum of
Moving Image is the Behind the Screen exhibition. It occupies the second and third floor and
shows visitors the creative and technical processes of producing, promoting,
and presenting films, television shows, and digital entertainment. On our tour, we saw multiple parts of the
exhibit. I wish we walked through the
whole exhibit as a class, but time was a factor. We recorded our movements as a sequence of
still photographs, essentially making a gif or flipbook. We recorded our voices over dialogue from
certain films. We added different pieces
of music to scenes from movies to experience how music affects mood and
tone. Overall, it was a fun trip that I
would definitely take again.
My favorite part of the trip
was recording our voices to dub over scenes in the ADR (Audio Dialogue
Replacement) room. We, as in about
twenty people, crammed into a soundproof room with a shotgun microphone coming
down from the ceiling and a huge screen situated in the front of the room. Our tour guide started the demonstration by
asking for volunteers to sit in front of a computer and put on headphones. These volunteers were going to use their
voices for the lines. We recorded over
actors like Eddie Murphy and Jack Black.
It was funny to see the end product, but I did learn that ADR is a very
difficult part of post-production. It
was hard to match the lines with your character’s lips on the screen and have the
right intonation in your voice.
The ADR part of the exhibit
made me think about how important it is to film today. Sound is not easily edited, and if it does
not come out right during filming, that’s a problem. Instead of going back to shoot, which at
times and depending on the circumstances is impossible, actors can just go into
the ADR room and say their lines there.
This is a huge advancement in filmmaking. The possibilities and applications are
endless.
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