Comment by kranke155
2 years ago
Audio mixes have also changed. A false idea of “ naturalism” persists. If you listen to an audio mix to - film from the 1940s, 1950s and 1980s the dialogue is crystal clear above the rest of the mix. Now there’s a tendency to mix it all together which I find makes it harder to hear lines clearly.
That's a good point too. The extreme example of this is how Fellini recorded audio separately in the studio, not while filming.
All major Italian films of the period did so. It was a combination of being able to film faster and the multilingual nature of the actors involved (American, Italian, German and Spanish actors often in the same scene) meant some voices were kept and others were replaced. Essentially the Italian dubbing industry was so developed it was easier faster and cheaper to not record sound. It also allowed more freedom with the camera setups and motion (no shadows of boom mics or the need to coordinate both picture and sound as the camera sweeps through).