I thought I was done. I really did. I burned off a copy and then sat down to watch it with my mother and sisters. It soon became obvious that there was an issue...the narration did not sound so very good. I still cannot comprehend all of it, but what I can tell you is that the main problem was a wide variance in room tone from where my dear narrator had had to re-record for me at least twice and each time the room tone was different. There was also an element of the recording itself that did not sound too good, but I cannot exactly explain what about it was off. I had attempted to fix a large portion of the diversity of the room tone in post and thought I had succeeded fairly well. I did not take the toll that compression would take on it into consideration. Lesson learned: When you initially hear something that widely off, do not attempt to just squeak by. The product is inferior. We are, however, overcoming this unexpected hurtle. Mr. Kurtright has graciously agreed to re-do the entire thing, using a little bit of different set-up this time. I was prepared to do it myself, but was really very pleased that he wanted to re-do it. He has such a unique voice and his diction is so "Florida"--which is one of the reasons I asked him to do it in the first place. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong this time around. As I do not know how soon it well get completed, this may be the last post on The Cow Cavalry for a little while. However...I hope soon to announce my next project. So stay tuned! The Director |
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