My first assessable role for 'Hello, Riverina!' and the only thing I can say with any certainty was that I was completely off my game. What was most concerning was that this was my second go at audio - I had previously come off the floor as an observer and was dunked into Friday's second workshop just prior to the Easter break. Things were shaky that time too, but after three rehearsals, I was able to deliver something worthy to record.
This time around was a different story – we had made the mistake of miking talent before getting the desk ready; scripts still needed to be marked up. Cues needed to be agreed on and set. Matt was talking in one ear and Pat the other. Everything that happened prior to the rehearsal would’ve been okay if what was to follow was excusable, but it wasn’t. Levels were all over the place and way above -18dB, cues were missing left, right and centre, and, well, simply put it all went pretty badly.
Michael, my sound assist was right on the ball from the beginning. He cued everything on time, played it when required, and assisted me when he could. I would definitely mix with him again.
I take away from this experience that audio is something I need to work on - as Pat had mentioned during the debrief at the end of the workshop 'you appear to be missing out on some of the basics; practice will help you no doubt, what's concerning is that you were making the same mistakes from beginning to end.' All I really can do is practice, so I will.
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