How Do I Hire a Production Sound Mixer?
Production sound mixers, sometimes referred to like the sound recordist on the film set, work with the entire production team to deliver top-notch sound for the production. Working with various equipment, and fully understanding the technical involvement of sound assistants alongside the various other film crew is important for a production sound mixer.
Hiring a production sound mixer is an important task in order for you to ensure that your video production project runs smoothly, but it also requires understanding and a desire to efficiently fill the role.
Before you hire a production sound mixer, we believe it’s important to ask a series of questions that will help you to define the individual’s training and background experience while also focusing on various basic qualities of a great sound mixer which can deliver an individual that is prepared for the task at hand.
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Qualities of a Production Sound Mixer
A great sound mixer is going to possess various qualifications or underlying qualities that make him or her ideal for the role. They’re listeners that begin working at an early age to effectively champion the sound mixing role to ultimately begin work in the film industry at a low level but with the expectation of training up over the years.
Look for the following qualities in a great production sound mixer:
- Technical experience
- Equipment experience
- Strong communication
- Ability to work well with others
- Team sportsmanship
It’s very common for the production sound mixer to actively work close to various members of the cast and crew to ensure proper placement of the microphones and audio or sound equipment so that the film set is uninterrupted yet all appropriate sound is captured effectively.
Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Production Sound Mixer
Before you hire a production sound mixer make sure that you’re asking various questions. These questions are meant to help you determine whether the individual is an ideal candidate for the role.
Consider the following:
- What would you do if you were dealing with a situation that was complicated and the individual was challenging to talk to?
- What do you find challenging about this project?
- Do you have strengths that you believe would be a good fit for this project?
- What kind of weaknesses, is any, do you foresee getting in your way with this project?
- How has your application of new technology resulted in stronger personal experiences?
- Have you ever thought outside the box to complete a project? If so, how?
These are just a few of the questions that we believe you could incorporate into your hiring process in order to secure a production sound mixer that will deliver appropriate audio for your project. Give Beverly Boy Productions a call to get started today ion. Every great production sound mixer begins with great research and a simple phone call — we can’t wait to hear from you!
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