rec.arts.movies.production.sound

On Sep 1, 11:11 am, Jakob van Oosterhout wrote:

> because crews refuse to take enough preroll
> before they hit the slate

I have been working with timecode from the early eighties
I always have 10 seconds of pre roll and watch to be sure that camera
department does the same on video cameras
I have had editors ask why I used TOD TC on a 3 camera film & sync
sound job ?

there seems to be a inbred prejudice to using time of day TC on
anything resembling a video camera, not a big deal when there is one
camera
but with multiple cameras coveing the same event TOD is the only way
to go
will they still want rec/run TC when tape goes away ?

> This was a very elaborate way of saying that there CAN be a benefit to not
> doing TOD.
I agree with you

>No need to get religious about either method, IMHO.

when there is a sync issue in the US it is usually the sound
department who takes the hit, so I am very proactive about timecode
use on productions

al mcguire
soundguy inc
jacksonville fl