::nods:: imagine as if the lighting (the main lighting or even their facial lighting) was subtly irratic so that it looks like there's this subtle strobe light that flashes on them (without any discernable pattern). That's what having the sound out of sync is like for me.
wow, that must make it really difficult for you to watch anything made pre-MTV.
It's not difficult rather than it is jarring, and actually there's many movies pre-MTV that are sync-ed properly, Citizen Kane by Orwell (and the rest of his work), Michelangelo Antonioni's work, and even though Rene Clair out-of-sync'ed stuff on purpose, it was consistent. I think part of the reason why Blade Runner's editing threw me was because it's so inconsistent and un-premeditated, at times it perfect and at times it's godawful and there's practically no warning as to the shifts.
I've read some of your comments about cutting to the beat, and quite honestly, a lot of what you said puzzled me, so I really want to sit down with you sometime and have you show me examples of what you mean! :)
::ponders:: er, I'm a little confused by which comment you're talking about because I talk about beat alot and there's different ways to approach the topic...and it's also a muti-layered concept because there's vocal beats (like iambic pentameter) vs. musical beats (like drum beats, or the melody beats), and then there's rhythm and pacing too.
she goes into great detail about beat-work, with download-able examples, though careful, it's a bit long...
and er. ::wry grin:: sorry for talking so much, both me and lierdumoa tend to go on loooooong ass rambles about beat and I try to watch when my descriptions become too opaque though it doesn't always work, feel free to ask for clarifications (or ask me to stop rambling ;D) at any time.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
::nods:: imagine as if the lighting (the main lighting or even their facial lighting) was subtly irratic so that it looks like there's this subtle strobe light that flashes on them (without any discernable pattern). That's what having the sound out of sync is like for me.
wow, that must make it really difficult for you to watch anything made pre-MTV.
It's not difficult rather than it is jarring, and actually there's many movies pre-MTV that are sync-ed properly, Citizen Kane by Orwell (and the rest of his work), Michelangelo Antonioni's work, and even though Rene Clair out-of-sync'ed stuff on purpose, it was consistent. I think part of the reason why Blade Runner's editing threw me was because it's so inconsistent and un-premeditated, at times it perfect and at times it's godawful and there's practically no warning as to the shifts.
I've read some of your comments about cutting to the beat, and quite honestly, a lot of what you said puzzled me, so I really want to sit down with you sometime and have you show me examples of what you mean! :)
::ponders:: er, I'm a little confused by which comment you're talking about because I talk about beat alot and there's different ways to approach the topic...and it's also a muti-layered concept because there's vocal beats (like iambic pentameter) vs. musical beats (like drum beats, or the melody beats), and then there's rhythm and pacing too.
actually, have you read this post by
http://www.livejournal.com/users/commodorified/36551.html
she goes into great detail about beat-work, with download-able examples, though careful, it's a bit long...
and er. ::wry grin:: sorry for talking so much, both me and lierdumoa tend to go on loooooong ass rambles about beat and I try to watch when my descriptions become too opaque though it doesn't always work, feel free to ask for clarifications (or ask me to stop rambling ;D) at any time.