The next step in the post production project is to record the dialogue and begin recording foley sounds. As stated in the previous post, Quinn and I divided up some work to speed up the process. My role was to set up a Pro Tools session and import the noodle scene from Blade Runner and make que points where every bit of dialogue begins and somehow create a count in before each one to give the ADR performer a chance to time the dialogue properly.
I did this by going online and downloading a free clip of someone counting down from three. It took a while to find one that was usable and simple enough and since we hadn’t had the class on count ins yet, we probably used something that wasn’t as practical as it could have been. But it did the trick, I then imported the clip, cut it up then made a new track for each different dialogue source and placed the countdowns right before each phrase.
We took the session into the 8024 and used an sm58 and an NT2-A to capture layered recordings of Quinn’s ADR performance. She has a versatile voice and a lot of confidence and energy so we naturally went with her for the dialogue recording. We did this since it was discussed in class that it’s recommended to find someone who is going to be able to put emotion into ADR it as you can hear if it’s not there. In order to manage our time in the studio Quinn put together a script to read off as seen below.
SCRIPT
Dirigible: A new life Awaits you, In the offworld colony, the chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure.
Asian Man:*gutterspeak**motioning to decker to come inside* “yashai yasher” (Sounds like “Inside inside”)
Dirigible: The Custom tailored genetically engineered humanoid replicant, designed to service your own needs
Asian Man:*gutterspeak* *Gesturing to sit down* “Ayeh, domo”
“Whash would you lie” (What would you like)
Deckard: Gimme Four
Asian Man:*gutterspeak* Tasheh zhou lit ho shour
Deckard: No, Four…. Two Two, Four
Asian Man:*gutterspeak* Tasheh zhou lit ho shour
Deckard: And Noodles..
Asian Man:*gutterspeak* Na ghi zhou shy oh
Beat Cop:*gutterspeak*Hey, edayweh (Sounds like Shitty-wok)
Gangster: *Gutterspeak* aseeyo, atkunah kovehshen angum beta
Asian Man: *English* He say you under arrest, Mr. Deckard
Deckard: You got the wrong guy pal. Gangster:*Gutterspeak* Loh pah nehojma devaja “Blade Runner”
Asian Man:*English* He say you Blade Runner
Deckard: Tell Him I’m Eating
Gangster: *Gutterspeak* Captain Brian toga; Eneyomayo
Deckard: Brian huh..
After recording all of the dialogue, we gathered the ambient recordings we captured with the zoom and very roughly mixed them in the get an idea of where we are up too and check if we need to capture any other ambient sounds. Sounding good so far here’s an update of what we’ve done!
Now that we’ve got ambient sounds running from the beginning to the end of the scene and have filled it up with ADR recordings it’s time to have a foley session! We hired out the C24 and brought in a couple of condensers. An NT2-A with a cardioid polar pattern to capture some footstep sounds and a Rode NTG Shotgun mic to directionally capture sounds such as newspaper crinkling, shoulder taps and cup clinks.
We began the session by scrubbing through the video and creating an assets list including the exact time the sound begins in the clip. To speed things up we also created markers throughout the pro tools session pin pointing these sounds as well. Below are images showing pro tools markers and the assets list and how we kept track of what we had done by crossing them out.
Below are some images videos showing Quinn and I taking turns at recording foley and controlling the DAW.
We got quite a lot done in this session! Next, we’ll be doing some sound design to forge the deep humming sound of the blimp, the electric zapping sound of the neon dragon tongue in the beginning and using white noise in some way to create TV static sound to sell the TV’s in the window behind Deckard. For now, here’s another update of where we’re at with the video!
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