AboutAlessandro Machi Expertise Have experience in both video and film, plus videotape editing, archiving, and remastering. Experienced in live event cinematography plus interviews. Have provided Video Post Production Services for independent film & video productions that have been distributed both nationwide and worldwide. Not too familiar with all the various Hd formats although I did operate an HD B-roll camera for an HD independent feature.
Regional Emmy Winner, also an Emmy Internship Scholarship Winner when I first finished college back in the mid 80's, plus several dozen super-8 filmmaking awards and for video productions as well.
I currently offer YouTube uploading tutoring that includes a critique and technical review as well. If you live in Los Angeles and would like to learn more about this educational service send an email to info at slingshotpro.com
Recently finished cinematography work on the film Dali, Dali, Dali which is now in post production.
Experience 25 years of Film & Video Production & Editing Experience including low budget & quality control. I enjoy filming in Super-8.
Organizations Founded Action! Film and Video Production Club while in College.
Publications www.Opednews.com
Education/Credentials Four Year College Program, was one or two classes short of graduation.
Awards and Honors Regional Emmy Winner, 8 Time Vision Award Winner, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Internship Winner, Film Festival Winner for several different Super-8 Films,
Past/Present Clients Sony Pictures, Prudential Jon Douglas, In Defense of Animals, Humane Society of the United States, Ivy Gullickson
Question I have no idea to whom I should address this but here is my complaint:
About all movies have background music so loud,usually I cannot hear what the actors and actresses are saying.
Why cannot one make a movie without all the music.When we converse with one another we do not need that so why do we have to have it playing on every movie?
Thank you.
Charlotte
Answer You are probably right Charlotte.
Including "wall to wall" music can sometimes make a scene feel more important or keep you in the moment more easily than not having it in there, so it can become a crutch to the filmmaking process.
Today's attention span is fleeting and there are so many more viewing choices that it may be forcing the overuse of music to help keep the viewer viewing. Music has probably become the sophisticated viewers "canned laugh track".
Movies must now compete with more interactive forms of media and the overuse of music, sound effects and special effects appears to be one way to stay competitive.
It is also possible that either the studio pays so much money for the music that they want to get their money's worth, or the opposite can be true as well, they get a better deal for the music in exchange for using the music more prominently as this can then help with soundtrack album sales.
Either way, the music may become overdone. I am also shocked at the lack of remedial music and dialogue mixing knowledge when it comes the relationship of music volume to dialogue volume that some productions appear to forego.
It appears that the most basic of all rules, that music CANNOT be louder than the dialogue by any noticeable amount, is a rule that is not always followed and results in poor overall audio mixing.
I offer consulting services for youtube video makers in the Los Angeles area for those who want a better understanding of how to improve their own youtube videos.
