I had already been given a ‘picture locked’ version of the film. However was told that this was going to be re-edited due to suggestions from the film group’s tutor. Luckily due to other work commitments I hadn’t made a start on this film yet. Therefore I organized another meeting with the director and editor. This was only a brief meeting that involved getting a copy of the actual ‘picture locked’ film and asking the director for any sound requirements.

The main focus was on the phone call. The director talked about wanting the phone dialogue to be obvious and clear to the audience that the phone call is taking place, even on the silent parts. He wanted sounds to be included such as phone crackles, doors being shut, background chatter, all coming from the ‘phone call’ perspective. These sounds could also be used to fill some of the gaps in the silence to show the audience that the character is still on the phone.

I knew from working with the director on a previous project, that his ‘vision of the sound’ is limited until he hears a draft and then picks out certain parts of the edit that he likes or doesn’t. Therefore I re organized another meeting for a few days later to show the group a quick draft, as well as record a voice over/ADR for an off screen character.