Hi folks. I've been reconsidering this whole issue after Bespinsec's comments. My equipment is good, but it's not top of the line, pro-level stuff. Also, I'm doing this at my house, not a studio. After a couple tests, I think that there's too much background noise and there has to be another way. After all, I did go through a lot of pains to get a clear recording; now it seems that it's too clear, so much so that it sounds really "dubbed".
However, I really don't want to have to go back and redo a lot of the ADR- it was a time consuming process and I'm really happy with how the acting itself turned out.
A much better solution would be to use a slight highpass on Anakin, with a touch of a medium-size room plate. Make sure to roll off some of the lows on the reverb itself.
I feel really dumb now, because I had no idea you can do that. Now I'm looked through all the filters, and I found "paragraphic" and "parametric" EQs. I've used this process on several scenes so far.
Things are sounding a LOT better.
My question is- are those of you who feel the voice sounds "dubbed" (myself included), are you listening to the mix through headphones? I listened to the film for the first time recently through a regular set of stereo speakers, and I was surprised at how much better it sounded. I think headphones tend to really reveal and exaggerate defects in the sound- kind of like watching a VHS tape on an HD-TV.
I'll post a new voice clip along with Jar-Jar soon, so that you can tell me if the voice sounds any better using this technique, and if it's "garbled" enough
But I really happy with these latest tests- I think I'll be able to pull this off, if I give this much attention to each line of dialogue. Awesome. Can't wait for the next batch of clips. I had my doubts but after viewing those clips, you seem 100x better than Hayden.
Thanks! I could actually post a comparison clip of Hayden, so that you all have something to compare mine to. That might be a good idea.
Are there any movies with someone having a voice similar to how you want Anakin to sound?
I can't think of any offhand. I don't know- it's that old fashioned, "leading man" type voice you don't hear anymore. Earnest. I can't remember a specific movie with that type of voice, but they're out there, I'm sure.
It might give it a more OT feel since a lot of the dialogue in those films seems like it was always somewhat garbled.
Yes, particularly in the first movie. Interesting to think about. I was always aiming for the highest sound quality possible, but if it makes teh voice stand out too much.....
As I've said, I'm going to be experimenting with lowering the quality, killing different frequencies, and etc. to get the best and most realistic effect.
Clips to follow
