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MOMI Blog

I really enjoyed visiting the MOMI.  One of the exhibitions we experienced was the automatic dialogue replacement simulator.  First, a clip from a movie was played with the original dialogue.  Then it played again with no dialogue, and had the words on the screen, to which a student in our group spoke through a microphone.  I learned how difficult and time consuming it is to replace dialogue.  The voice and mouth have to match up perfectly, and the expressions on the person’s face has to match the tone of the voice. ADR is used in many films and TV shows.  Sometimes, someone other than the actor does the voice for that character.  Another exhibition we experienced was the music demonstration.  A clip from a film was played, and 4 different tracks were played over it and we got to vote on which track fit the best.  Each track gave the film a completely different mood and tone.  Music choice is very important when filming; it strongly dictates the feeling of the actions and visuals in the scene. A lot of what happens in post-production is vital to how the film is presented.  Post-production and editing takes as long, probably longer, than actually filming.  The little things, and details that we overlook are what make a film great. We also were able to see the evolution of cameras used for filming. In the early days of film production, there was no post-production!  There was just a film camera-and the footage was unedited, so they had to be extra innovative and creative.