Research into recording Ambient sound and Dialogue

Ambient sound is sounds that occur in the background, for example the ambient sound of a classroom would be other students chattering underneath the main speach, or the teacher teaching, it could also be the noise of the heater, or cars passing the window from outside the classroom. This is importanr because it makes films seem more realistic and also adds detail to the scene, and would make the shot seem natural. In reference to this I give the example of in "Catching Fire the Hunger Games" they went out a recorded the rainforest and also the ocean, and used that for ambient sound in the final film, so that it sounded natural. "Hard Cuts" are ill advised to use in a film because they are very sudden, and it is believed that the film will be better when the osund leads to the next scene rather than just cuts, for example a forest to a city, it would be best to have the forest sound lead in and mix as a sound bridge rather than just cut and the city sound starts. The advantage or recording on location is and advantage rather than relying on the sound library, because that way you know for a fact that the sound will match up to the film, and will not have to worry as much about matching up the sound to footage, it also works better this way because the sound will sound more natural.

Recording Dialogue:

Recording Dialogue is difficult because you have to make sure that it matches up to the actors or actresses mouth when speaking, if you are dubbing over, you also have to make sure that the mic is at the right distance and it is clear and easily understood to the audience, that there is no crackling, or fuzzy noises, or any loud noises in the background blocking your intended recording. Things that could help when it comes to recording are things such as recording on location, and also at the same time you are speaking for example holding the mic next to the camera, because that way you get the exact sound to match the actors/actresses lip movement, and also it sounds properly because it has all the same ambient sound etc. Looping is when the piece of music is played over and over again automatically, I did this at the beginning of the clip I also used a sound bridge. Shooting ambient noise is important when shooting a conversation is important because it makes the shot realistic and also has soem background to the conversation, and seems more natural to the audience.