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Keep in mind that this is a tedious process and I highly recommend letting software like PluralEyes doing most of the heavy lifting first, and then going in and fixing it’s mistakes if you need to manually. Sometimes you can get away without placing each marker on the video and audio clip, but it’s a good habit to have in order to stay disciplined. That’s important!

Tutorial Links

• Perplexity Pictures
• Ideal World Trailer

 What’s your workflow for syncing audio?

Now, remember – this is simply my process and yours may very well be different. Doesn’t mean either one is more correct than the other (or does it…?). So how do you go about your audio syncing, no matter your editing software. Let me know in comments below!

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Overview

If you’re keeping up with the times (and looking at this tutorial) you’ve probably already had experience with shooting with a DSLR. The problem with a lot of these nifty, compact cameras is that their audio outright sucks. So if you’re smart, you recorded your audio separately to an external device, like the Tascam DR-100 or Zoom H4N. This is called Dual System Audio. Those are some smart-sounding words, guys.

In any case, when you have audio separate from video – you need to be able to sync it so that your actors don’t look like raging idiots from a foreign film dubbed over by drunk lizards. This is where PluralEyes comes in. The premise of what it does is look at the waveforms of the internal audio from the in-camera mic and the externally recorded audio to find the perfect sync point. It’s not perfect and it takes some playing around, but after a few times you should the hang of it – and it will immensely speed up your workflow so you can worry about the more creative things – like making a PJ sandwich with just the right ratio of peanut-butter to jelly. Too much peanut-butter is as dry as a desert.

In the end, the two important things to follow:

• Get really good and clear audio from your external recording device to make it easier on PluralEyes
• Use a slate (or some sort of visual and audio mark) during production.

Good luck!

Tutorial Links

• PerplexityPictures.com
• Ideal World Trailer
• PluralEyes Download Page
• Singular Software Tutorial

Was this helpful? How do you make your shotlist? Are there certain things that really help you out during production? Let me know in the comments below.

Tutorial Links

• Tutorial Video
• Perplexity Pictures
• Shotlist Template

Was this helpful? How do you make your shotlist? Are there certain things that really help you out during production? Let me know in the comments below.

Tutorial Links

• Tutorial Video
• Perplexity Pictures
• Shotlist Template

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My philosophy for every project is that no matter how great or how awful the process or the final product turn out, if I didn’t learn a single thing – then I’m doing something wrong. I set goals for each project in the beginning and access my success to how well I was able to achieve those goals.

My college professor, Laura, always talked about missed opportunities. On the surface, that sounds like a negative aspect of a production to tread on, however, missed opportunities are the very things that allow me to see what I need to improve upon in my future work.

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