Sound technique · used in 2 films
Recording the dialogue and sound effects after the picture is shot, instead of capturing them on location. The filmmaker controls every sound, but the voices can feel slightly detached from the bodies.
Examples
Stanley Kubrick · 1953
Kubrick first planned a silent film, and the sound was added afterward. Voices and effects were laid on top of the picture. That gives the whole film a slightly dreamlike, detached feel.
Where to see it: The cabin raid. The soldiers burst in on the enemy soldiers eating there, and every sound in the scene was added after shooting.
Stanley Kubrick · 1955
Kubrick started with location sound, but the microphone got in the way of his lighting. He let his sound man go and added all the dialogue and sound afterward. The voices sit slightly apart from the faces, which adds to the dreamlike mood.
Where to see it: The mannequin warehouse fight. The sounds of the struggle were all added after filming.
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