Even under the best conditions, sometimes the dialogue recorded for a film or TV spot isn't quite right. Levels may be bad, noise on the set covers a line, actors talk over each other, or the director likes the visual image, but wants different emphasis on the read. Sometimes a different voice entirely is used to replace an actor. Whatever the reason, the solution is ADR which stands for Automated Dialogue Replacement. This film sound technique is the re-recording of dialogue after photography.

In an ADR session, an actor, usually the original actor on set, wears headphones and is shown the line of the film that must be replaced and the actor performs the line while watching the image on the screen. Several takes are made, and based on the quality of the performance and sync, one is selected and edited for use in the film. Our ProTools based ADR provides frame accurate synchronization during recording, multiple take storage and naming, and then the flexibly to slide the audio for a precise match. Final touches include equalization to match the original production sound as well as ambience and sound design to compliment the scene and action.

When we did the post production on the film "Descansos" some scenes required a complete replacement of the dialogue and location sound. It was like starting with a silent film. View the scene

John Travolta, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, and Jenna Elfman are among the many actors we've worked with on Tampa film productions.

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