AD-aRrrrrgh

Nothing's worse than having a scene completely shot then going back in to edit and realizing that you can't understand just what in the hell anyone is saying! Sometimes it's because of microphone placement, sometimes it's because of subpar equipment, sometimes it's bad accoustics...and sometime we're just fucking idiots. Whatever the reason, it's occasionally necessary to re-record muddy dialog.

It's times like this, that it's useful to have a recording booth on hand. Since most indie filmmakers don't have the foresight (or space) to have one of these built into their houses, or the resources to constantly truck their cast and crew into a recording studio at $100+ an hour, it's a good idea to have a crew that knows how to improvise. Lucky for us, our DP Greg is also pretty handy with the improv skills and managed to scare us up a cheap, uncomplicated, and surprisingly effective recording booth made out of some PVC pipe and a few moving blankets. Below, you'll find some shots of the Magic Wondershow Recording Studio, that's currently taking up approximately half of my goddamn basement. Hey, whatever it takes, right?

-Scott


Boothus Makeshiftus


Setting the levels


Recording Kevin "Reynolds" Mayberry


Kevin is psychotically victorious


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