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CarynClark · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:23 am Post subject: Crunch crunch...

Crazy question... I'm probably over thinking this one...

I landed a gig today (for radio - recording via ISDN on Friday) where I'm eating a bag of chips and the other person is kinda sniffing around, asking if he can try my chips. There's a lot of "crunching" specified in the script in my part... as I say "uh huh" several times throughout to answer his questions about the chips, while I munch away.

The client asked me if I would actually need to be eating chips or if those were sound effects the studio could add in. I responded they would be sound effects. But now I've been thinkin' about it, and I don't know... should I have a bag of chips and crunch away? Or just pretend my mouth is full and I answer "uh huh".

In the end, I crumple the bag. My guess is that would definitely be a sound effect.
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Deirdre · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:27 am Post subject:

Why is the client asking YOU?
Who is the director?
You're doing it via ISDN for whom?

If it were me, I'd have chips for real and a WHOLE LOT of water handy. In my experience, nothing but eating something sounds like eating something.
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DougVox · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:27 am Post subject:

For the sake of "audio authenticity" alone, I say go for the chips! Remember, calories don't count for food eaten while recording. Just be sure to keep some water nearby.

And here's hoping that you don't end up doing 68 takes...that'd be a LOT of chips.
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asnively · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:28 am Post subject:

The foley aspect of this spot should be recorded separately. You're going to need different recording levels. Whether foley is a service that you, a VO person, offers or not is up to you. I would have expected that whoever was doing the production on it would handle that.
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Hart · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:35 am Post subject:

IF you do end up eating (which I probably would try for fun) I would suggest having some carrots on hand. Oddly enough, many years ago I recorded somebody who was supposed to be eating potato chips. So they did. It just didn't sound right. Seems like the "crunch" didn't last long enough if I recall. So I ran up to the grocery store and grabbed other crunchy stuff. The carrots worked out best. Go figure.
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CarynClark · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:35 am Post subject:

This is a job I got from voice123, so sometimes the client isn't as well versed with the technical aspects of things. Like I said, I told him it would be a question for the studio... which he already had booked when he spoke to me, and has the other talent (a celebrity of sorts... a baseball player for the Cleveland Indians).

Amy, I'm sorry, but what do you mean by "foley"? Is that aka "sound effect?" I've read a lot of your posts and you truly have an intricate understanding of the technical audio aspects, whereas I'm learning.

THANKS!
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CarynClark · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:36 am Post subject:

Thanks guys... I'll let him know we can try it with my eating. And thanks Brian... I'll get the carrots. Less salty too. Smile

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Deirdre · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:39 am Post subject:

Here's what the Wikipedia has to say about FOLEY.

And here's SoundIdeas.com's article on FOLEY.
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CarynClark · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

EXCELLENT... thanks DB!!
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TheVoiceOfBob · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:47 am Post subject:

I wonder if there are any gigs out there that require you to eat German Chocolate cake during the read? I want THAT one!
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject:

Maybe Bernard knows. He's German.

another bad one from salt lake city.
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louzucaro · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject:

Well I haven't landed any gigs today that require me to eat anything or speak with my mouth full, but I should probably practice. The only question is, should I practice with Spicy Thai Kettle Chips, Drake's Yodels or a Violet Crumble candy bar? Each would likely have a different sound.

Decisions, decisions...
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Deirdre · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:42 pm Post subject:

I suggest a demo session auditioning ALL those comestibles, Lou.
or several sessions just to be sure of the sound quality.
It's all research and tax-deductable.

(...but not automatically WAIST-deductable, I'm sorry to say. Nerts.)
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asnively · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:50 pm Post subject:

I'm practicing with a piece of crisp garlic toast, topped with a thin slice of fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and tomato, drizzled in balsamic vinegar... just in case I land an Italian restaurant spot. In this business, you have to be versatile to be competitive.
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louzucaro · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

I didn't even know there was such a thing as "waist-deductable". Ugh.
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