Dialogue Editing

332 DIALOGUE EDITING IN A NUTSHELL
17.4. Rethink your editing philosophy and redo any bad work.
17.5. Check your track geography for the best layout.
17.6. Screen the dialogue to the director, picture editor, producer, and
so on.
18. Final pass.
18.1. Adjust sync to match the answer print telecine (fi lm projects) or
online (video projects). (Chapter 17)
18.2. Make fi nal repairs. Review the comments from your screening
with the director, producer, picture editor, etc., and your own.
Fix what you can; apologize for what you can’t.
Prepare for the Premix
19. Preparation. (Chapter 17)
19.1. Print cue sheets and add any notes for the mix (bussing
assignments, instructions for the mixer, etc.).
19.2. Reconfi gure DAW outputs to match the mixing environment.
Check voices.
19.3. Make sure each track has a reference tone at the correct level
(e.g., −18 dB = 0 VU = +4 dBM, or −20 dB = 0 VU = +4 dBM).
19.4. Make sure that Dial A has a head sync pop at the correct place
on each reel.
19.5. Add the tail pop to match the answer print tail leader.
19.6. Archive all work material.