Potential Audio Problems

Music

• Music could distort the films meaning and give the wrong feeling to the audience, this can be prevented by having a clear idea of the genre/theme of the recording you are about to do and use music that represents this.
• Music mixed too loud or too low could ruin the atmosphere of the media piece therefore careful planning and preparation of the music software you are using can help prevent this.
• Music not licensed therefore makes a lot of music (especially from big artists) un useable however licenses can be received through contact with the artist or their representatives.
• Expensive to get licenses for music.
• Getting an artist to create you music takes a lot of time and it will have to be recorded over and over until you get the perfect recording.
• Free music is well known and boring therefore creating less of an impact on the audience.

Background/SFX

• Sound effects might not be realistic for the scene so it could give off the wrong vibe and confuse the audience or make it appear cheesy, also you should only use sound effects that are stereo typical of the recordings genre.
• Sound effects might not enhance the screenplay which in turn makes them pointless and could get tedious for the audience, to counter this don’t go overboard on the sound effects.
• Sound effect could be on the wrong level and disrupt and make the scene disjointed or un-professional.

Dialogue

• Microphones can pick up too much background noise and overwhelm the actual dialogue been spoken in the recording. This can be prevented by knowing the correct locations for the intended bit of recording needed.
• Microphones record too high or too low which makes the recording of poor quality, this can be prevented by having the knowledge about which microphones are the best for the situation you are recording.
• Additional dialogue makes the recording unrealistic therefore keeping all of the scripted dialogue on screen makes the recording more fluid and enjoyable for thoroughly more professional.