Natural Sound to the Rescue (page 2)
It's Only Natural
Whether you're shooting a movie, a training video or an infomercial, virtually every production will benefit with natural sound. It's a great mix element to reinforce the action onscreen and will cover you in difficult editing situations. It's just as handy (but not quite as fun) as a Swiss Army knife.
Contributing Editor Hal Robertson is the cinematographer, editor and entire crew for the independent digital feature, Breaking Ten.
[Sidebar: Plan B]
If you're convinced that natural sound recording is the way to go, but you're working on a project that doesn't have those elements available, you could go back to the location and record the audio after the fact. However, if you can't return, many sound effects libraries offer nat sound from restaurants to farms to airports. You may not find the perfect soundscape, but I bet there's one that will work in your production.
