Continuing with what the author calls "The Ten Recording Commandments"… today's reading was all about the second one. Basically, just ensure that you record everything you might need while you can. Record more than you need. As the old film saying goes, "You can't edit what's not there." Give yourself enough material that you can easily work in post. Of course, don't overdo it.
He introduces some concepts:
- safety takes
- multiple "just in case"
- and vary them
- source material
- extra things you don't use can be repurposed later
- ambiences
- I don't want to share too much of what's in the book (you gotta buy it for yourself to get all the details), but I just love this quote so I had to share it:
- "Ambiences are best created as a bed of sounds that identifies a location without being specific."
- specific "identifiers" = bad
- surround ambiences
- simple ways to combine non-surround tracks and make them surround
And one final idea? Don't be afraid to record something that you completely end up deleting in post. I have a problem with this one, as I tend to get attached to everything I film/record (whether it's good or not). It's just who I am, sort of an archive nut. But I should try to retrain myself, prepare myself that some of the takes aren't going to provide anything, and be okay with deleting them.
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