prepared by James Minton
We’ll be working with the opening sequence from “Grind & Glory: From the Streets to the Stage.” I’ve presented you with a Pro Tools session file that contains a simplified version of the OMF file I was given, plus the film clip so you can see what you’re working with. For the sake of time, I’ve organized all the sounds and mixed them down into continuous WAV files on separate tracks.
The 1st track, which should be muted when you open the file, is the filmmaker’s mix. Feel free to refer to this in making your mixing decisions. The very last track, also muted, is my final stereo mix of this segment of the film. Feel free to refer to this too, but I’d prefer you waited till after you’ve done your own mix – do it your way, to your own standards, and have fun with it.
The things you should focus on here are EQ, panning, and volume levels. Try to follow the sequence I showed you in the presentation – get relative dialog levels first, then get overall levels for dialog, then natsound, then music. Use VU meters (Chris and I will show you) to measure how loud the sounds are.
Listen for sounds that have too much of a certain frequency – bass, for example, and use EQ to make them sound more natural.
You’re mixing in stereo here, and the opening sound montage offers a lot of opportunities for “creative panning.” You also have a lot of latitude with the music, to enhance the drama of the clip.
Enjoy …
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