Dialogue Editing

128 GETTING STARTED ON DIALOGUE EDITING
from alternate takes, piece together some missing rustle from a later section
of the scene, and replace off-mic wide-shot dialogue with close-up sound.
Fine. However, if you look at the list of wild sounds as you start editing a
scene, you’ll better understand the problems encountered when the scene was
shot.
I keep the wild sound list taped next to the monitor so that I have no excuse
but to check it before I begin each scene. There’s probably a reason the wild
recordings were made, so being familiar with them may be useful. It could
alter the way I look at the scene, although it may not make any difference in
my scene-cutting battle plan.