Dum, Di-Doody, Dub
May 21 , 2010

Last week, the Rab crew spiced up the Workaholics Anonymous sound effects track with Foley. Now, they're on to yet another important audio recording process: dubbing.

"ADR (automatic dialogue replacement) is the process of re-recording the original dialogue after filming for the purpose of obtaining a cleaner, more intelligible dialogue track," according to Wikipedia.com.

Producer Allison Freitas explained, "There will always be a line here or there that the mic just didn't pick up well. Or sometimes we'll have to deal with a loud set that we can't control. For example, the coffee shop we used had a lot of loud, humming machines that couldn't be turned off. So we're dubbing the whole scene to work around that."

During ADR recording, sometimes referred to as a looping session, an actor will review the lines in question, and attempt to mimic the pace and tone of each line in a sound studio. Multiple re-takes are recorded (hence, looping), and the most suitable recording is chosen for the film.

"I've said it a lot, but audio is the most sensitive part of a film," said Director Robert Bartolome. "You can have the most beautiful-looking film in the world, but if the audio is bad it really doesn't matter. So we take every measure to get our audio as perfect as it can be." As the cast and crew get their dub groove on, stay tuned for more updates to allworkaholics.com.

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