#376
Posted: 8/4/07 at 1:01pm
WhenURScrap...to answer your question.
For lots of reasons, all musicals are filmed with the actors lip-synching to their own recordings which were done prior to filming.
After all rehearsals are completed (especially of musical numbers), the actors go into a studio and record their 'vocals' for the musical numbers. Since they already know the choreography and what's what during the number, it helps their performance when they are recording their tracks. They will act and perform to their pre-recorded playback track when filming.
For lots of technical reasons, this filming using pre-recorded playback tracks are crucial -- it not only keeps the performance identical, but it helps when editing the music with the film since numerous camera angles are done and most musical numbers take several days to film. Also, it's virtually impossible to record 'live' controlled audio 'on location' outdoors due to the normal elements. Inside a controlled soundstage is easier, but you're once again talking about multi-camera angles.
Let's not bring up the subject of dancing AND singing and trying to keep your same performance level take after take after take after take.
DREAMGIRLS did use 2 'live' recorded sequences in the film, though. Anika's "...and Lorrell loves Jimmy" bit and Jennifer Hudson's "...this time Effie White's gonna win". They were done on soundstages, so it was possible to do that for just those few seconds. The rest of the film, of course, was shot using playback recordings -- yes, even Eddie Murphy's numbers.
For lots of reasons, all musicals are filmed with the actors lip-synching to their own recordings which were done prior to filming.
After all rehearsals are completed (especially of musical numbers), the actors go into a studio and record their 'vocals' for the musical numbers. Since they already know the choreography and what's what during the number, it helps their performance when they are recording their tracks. They will act and perform to their pre-recorded playback track when filming.
For lots of technical reasons, this filming using pre-recorded playback tracks are crucial -- it not only keeps the performance identical, but it helps when editing the music with the film since numerous camera angles are done and most musical numbers take several days to film. Also, it's virtually impossible to record 'live' controlled audio 'on location' outdoors due to the normal elements. Inside a controlled soundstage is easier, but you're once again talking about multi-camera angles.
Let's not bring up the subject of dancing AND singing and trying to keep your same performance level take after take after take after take.
DREAMGIRLS did use 2 'live' recorded sequences in the film, though. Anika's "...and Lorrell loves Jimmy" bit and Jennifer Hudson's "...this time Effie White's gonna win". They were done on soundstages, so it was possible to do that for just those few seconds. The rest of the film, of course, was shot using playback recordings -- yes, even Eddie Murphy's numbers.
