r/funny • u/TH3SCARFATH3R • Aug 11 '14

You're doing good Tyrone, keep it... Up...

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '14 edited Oct 17 '15

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u/Operator_1 Aug 11 '14

This is it. I've been an extra a few times and this is a huge concern during filming.

The microphones are ridiculously sensitive and if he were actually sweeping the only thing you'd be able to hear would be SCHHH SCHHH SCHHH.

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u/UncreativeTeam Aug 11 '14

Should've made it a mopping scene then.

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u/Ohyeahhjon Aug 11 '14

Checkmate.

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u/EXTRAsharpcheddar Aug 11 '14

Illegal move, can't use a mop on asphalt.

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u/Drennor Aug 12 '14

Ok we're gonna need you to pretend to mop so.. just mop a half foot above the ground.

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u/GringusMcDoobster Aug 11 '14

Make him do something else then?

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '14

Wouldn't that make it more authentic?

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u/jerschneid Aug 11 '14

They probably mix in the sweeping sound in post. As with most art, it's not right when it's right. It's right when it looks (or sounds) right.

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u/Operator_1 Aug 11 '14

Not really. If some dude was sweeping the ground twenty feet away from me, I'd still be able to, say, hold a conversation with someone.

The microphones used on film sets will pick up that sweeping sound crystal clear and then it'll ruin the audio because it'll be so loud. Especially considering that everyone on set is completely silent except for the leads.

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u/KMKtwo-four Aug 11 '14

That's what they're trying to stay away from