I was fascinated by the relatively simple process of
recording voice-overs in the simple and unglamorous sound booth. Two members of
our tour group recorded their voices over dialogue from the film Wizard of Oz, following the same
procedure that actors use when dubbing their lines in post-production. Two of
my fellow classmates did a hysterical voice-over to the scene in the Wizard
of Oz where Dorothy says to Toto, "I don't think we are in Kansas anymore."
I'm truthful in saying that it was a priceless recording that received a big
laugh.
Moving
image technology has changed in the obvious manner of how once elaborate sets
and props were made to scale and authenticity as the only way to recreate the
image for use in media. Today, with technology and large budgets there is a
need to cut corners at every possible angle as well as creating images digitally using computers versus actually creating them. The Technicolor motion picture
process has been replaced by the Eastmancolor process of fusing the three film strips
into a single roll for a less expensive means to record in color.
Also, small
scale props were created to depict large spacecraft such as those depicted in Blade
Runner. These props were created with great detail with only a limited area of
the prop complete, and then was filmed with nothing to scale the prop and were easily
produced and filmed for a scene that would otherwise be impossible or too
expensive to produce. I am always fascinated by this technique because as one
watches the completed film one has no idea that the reality of the prop is
small and relatively hollow except for the detail of the object that is
actually filmed.
Linda Blair says Happy Halloween Media 160!
