I found some time today.... after a long while away from this stuff. I do miss it.

Anyways, here is my latest Horrors of War WebDoc, and Indie Film Tip on M&E Tracks. Hope you dig it.

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Cheers,
Peter John Ross

nice one. I always liked the sound scaping/foley part of filmmaking...I think it's more powerful than images. And I like images alot.

Saved the best for last I see. A lot of really good info here.

I try to always give good info... This one is both basic, but it's amazing how few indie filmmakers plan for the M&E tracks & the time/expense of it. We were ready for it ourselves.

Very good information in a well made format. Thanks for sharing.

When you did your effects track, did you gather your own sound effects either from actual sources or foley, or did you use stock effects from somewhere?

Every single time I see one of these I learn something new. Thank you Sonnyboo.

Very good information in a well made format. Thanks for sharing.

When you did your effects track, did you gather your own sound effects either from actual sources or foley, or did you use stock effects from somewhere?

Both. Some gun shots were stock, others were re-recorded. There is a lot of foley work done by the post-sound house in L.A., clothes rustling, guns clikcing, etc.

- Ross

Here's a link to the YOUTUBE version of this.

For those who don't know much about M&E Tracks or foreign distribution, you'll get something out of this video I hope.

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Thats very good. Its nice to see the film with the sound effects and then without.

I was watching footage of Star Wars sans the sound effects and it was almost laughable. It was the scene where Priness Leia was watching her home planet being blown apart by the Death Star. Some guy in the background yelled 'bang' when the planet blew up.
It was funny really...but in the finished product with the music and the proper sound of a planet blowing up after being shot with a laser - made it so real and fantastic.

Sound is 50% of the experience of any movie. It's astounding how few filmmakers take that seriously or don't put as much emphasis on the audio as they do picture.

I guess sound is the first thing you notice in a fillm. Be it a hd or bw film, if it sounds like Johnny shot it with dad's camera then thats how you will view the film...some small time home movie wannabe.