Dialogue Editing

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on-camera versus off-camera, since you usually want a continuous fl ow
between a character’s talking head and his voiceover.
With a limited number of characters and interview fi lming locations, you
may be able to place your subjects on dedicated interview tracks for the duration
of the fi lm. This allows for very easy mix organization, but works only
if you have very few characters and locations. Talk to your mixer before pursuing
this approach. (See Figure 16-1.)
Figure 16-1 With only a few interview subjects whose shooting locations remain
the same throughout the fi lm, you can dedicate individual tracks to them. If not,
or if the background location sounds are inconsistent, stick with track names like
“Interview A → Interview F” and move things around as you see fi t.