Akira
02-17-2010, 11:30 AM
Not that it would concern many on this forum but....
Just saw Avatar. Loved the movie and will definitely see it again, this time in IMAX....BUT!!!
As a post guy I am very disappointed that they did not list any credits for the audio post team. Movies like this incorporate an army of techs and engineers who deserve acknowledgment. It may interest you to know that on a large budget production the post work usually out numbers the editing team 10 to 1 and the production time takes 3 times longer. There is also a much, much wider skill set involved in audio, not to mention way, way, way more gear and facilities.
Surely these people deserve more credit than the drivers, catering, production assistants and friends of friends who just happen to know some one. A colleague of mine worked as one of the many sound designers on the film Gladiator. For his part he was paid $16K but told he would not be given a credit on the film unless he forfeited $6K of his salary--wtf?
There is a general disdain for the audio department, especially location mixers and boom ops that is well known in the industry. I have gotten huge amounts of grief for delaying a shoot for 5 minutes for a battery change or asking for the basic essentials, like room tone. In the meantime the DOP will hold up a shoot for an hour and a half just to try out another angle and everyone is patient. I have even seen more patience exercised for a cigarette break...but, if it is audio causing the delay %&##!!!
Just saw Avatar. Loved the movie and will definitely see it again, this time in IMAX....BUT!!!
As a post guy I am very disappointed that they did not list any credits for the audio post team. Movies like this incorporate an army of techs and engineers who deserve acknowledgment. It may interest you to know that on a large budget production the post work usually out numbers the editing team 10 to 1 and the production time takes 3 times longer. There is also a much, much wider skill set involved in audio, not to mention way, way, way more gear and facilities.
Surely these people deserve more credit than the drivers, catering, production assistants and friends of friends who just happen to know some one. A colleague of mine worked as one of the many sound designers on the film Gladiator. For his part he was paid $16K but told he would not be given a credit on the film unless he forfeited $6K of his salary--wtf?
There is a general disdain for the audio department, especially location mixers and boom ops that is well known in the industry. I have gotten huge amounts of grief for delaying a shoot for 5 minutes for a battery change or asking for the basic essentials, like room tone. In the meantime the DOP will hold up a shoot for an hour and a half just to try out another angle and everyone is patient. I have even seen more patience exercised for a cigarette break...but, if it is audio causing the delay %&##!!!