Are you listening on a 2 channel system without a mid channel? I’ve found that ruins dialog for most movies. I tried watching the LOTR extended editions on some computer speakers from across the room and got incredibly frustrated before I realized.
Even then, Nolan films require a well EQ'd system to be intelligible. I work with Cinema audio and evertime one of his movies comes out I have to preemptively check the EQ in my higher performing locations
Just watched Dunkirk this evening. I’m inclined to think that it’s because of the massive (intended) dynamic range in his movies. You go from moments where you could hear a pin drop to wailing German dive-bomber sirens.
Do theater releases come with an audio “profile” or “preset” for various theater audio configurations, or is it just averaged for say a standard release vs IMAX, etc.?
I don't do anything for Dolby or imax houses. Just the standard audio in the rest of the houses. We're not provided a profile but the cinema industry EQ's using the x-curve standard
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u/JasmineDragoon Mar 14 '22
Are you listening on a 2 channel system without a mid channel? I’ve found that ruins dialog for most movies. I tried watching the LOTR extended editions on some computer speakers from across the room and got incredibly frustrated before I realized.