Is it possible to export 3 tracks? A text track, an SFX track and a music track?

If possible, that
would be great because it would give us maximum flexibility post-mix given that we can’t all
be there for the mix. Also, please save the full premier file you’re currently using on your hard
drive in case for some reason we have a Jacob/David situation and the sound mix doesn’t
work out as well as we’re hoping.

NOTES TO FIX BEFORE SOUND MIX

- The cut to the wide shot in the prologue should come immediately with the first flute.
- The violins should come in with the first shot of the factory. The factory sound effects
can begin earlier (when he leaves the model) but remain fairly quiet until we see the
factory. The song “Mama Goes Where Papa Goes” shouldn’t begin to fade out until
“Look—” at which point it should already be almost entirely overpowered anyway.
- “The Great One step” should be a bit quieter.
- Turn up dressing sounds slightly.
- Return “Good-night” to full speed/regular pitch but fade it out at the end of the first
verse – around 1:50 in the music (it should be pretty clear). I would say we could just do
the mix without it given our additional concerns/questions regarding the ending music,
but if the music track and text track are separate then I suppose it can’t hurt.
- Add the 18 seconds (from 3:50 to 4:08) of Goodnight under the end credits. I know it’s a
lot of time, but it feels like we need the space at the end to feel like it’s really over. We
can decide exactly how to break down that time in terms of ending credits later. We can
also always use different audio here instead if we don’t like Goodnight, but it’s
something to throw in there for now. With the suggested cuts this would bring us to
19:56.

CUTS
- Cut “She’s ours and we love her” but leave “we don’t even notice she’s crippled
anymore.”
- Cut “I remember you sort of stuck by yourself / I never had much luck at making
friends.” This is a much longer cut than it sounds like it should be, but basically, there
should be precisely one half phase (the 1 second that the blue light is on) and then half
of the second half of the phase (the 1 second that the blue light is off) before Jim starts
talking. It’s the same timing that is there now if you just cut to the light phase
immediately before Jim’s next line, “a little physical defect is what you have.” You’ll here
that the phase begins just as Chloe finishes the word “friends,” so you will have to cut
out the “ds” sound in her audio track. Chloe also pointed out that the second half of this
shot is where the candles move faster and the rocking chair wobbles, so once you’ve
made that cut for timing, it would be great if you could then use the first half of the shot
instead of the second half of the shot while maintaining the same phasing. If that’s too
complicated, or doesn’t work the way that I’m describing, then just make the cut
without adjusting the image at all.
I tried these cuts out on a cheap online video editor and they seem pretty smooth. With all
three we should be at 19:39 without credits which leaves us wiggle room.
THINGS TO WATCH DURING SOUND MIX
- The audio leading up to and including “I’m crippled” comes from a few different takes in
different spaces, so make sure with Nick this all sounds clear and even.
- Laura is almost always just a bit too quiet, so you may need to boost her lines
individually in certain places.
- Ask Nick about making audio sound like it’s coming from a phonograph.
- Ask Nick about balancing “Tennessee Waltz” see if he can get it so that Chloe’s text is
most prominent and totally clear/legible, but also so that the music sounds noticeably
different when it returns for the Jim POV. Maybe he has ideas on how to make it sound
tinny.
- Watch Laura’s audio with Jim during La La Land. Again, you may need to bump her lines
individually if necessary.
- Watch Chloe’s audio in Act III. Particularly in the mid shot, where the audio is slightly
quieter. Ask Nick about matching those different audio takes as cleanly as possible.