Recording Audio

Most of the audio in 'River' was unusable. This was due to the immense wind speed on certain days, which meant that we had to go through each scene and record dubs of the lines spoken by each character. This process didn't take up too much time, but it was tedious, and we had written down each line that needed to be recorded and asked our actors to say the line in time with the footage of the scenes. This recording session worked out really well as our actors delivered accurate responses that stayed true to the character's original intentions.

We used a field recorder microphone on a tripod to capture the audio. We wrapped a tea towel around the mic to reduce any wind and background noise. The voices turned out to be clear and comprehensible. All that is left to do is to add these recordings back into the film.