What were your projects?
I had done movies in
Tamil and Hindi. In Tamil
I had done around twelve
movies. My movies include
Hey Ram, Kaadhal, Devadhaiyai
Kandein and London. I
had worked with the art
director Gautham Ghose,
a national award winner.
I had also worked with
Vinayan, K.S. Ravi Kumar,
Adhiyaman and Bala.
What are the
different formats of sound
recording?
Sound recording is done
in 5.1 format. In 5.1
format a decoder and encoder
is employed. A decoder
converts the digital form
to analog form while encoder
converts analog to digital.
Dolby CT 650 is the latest
decoder manufactured.
Separate tracks of actors,
actresses, songs and music
are sent to us. We mix
these tracks as required
in mixer. After separate
streams are mixed, effects
are added and coded with
the video.
A backup is created in
SR format in which the
six track sound is stored
as four track sound.
Which is the
latest technology in sound
formats?
6.1 format is the recent
development in sound technology.
It is mainly used in science
fiction movies and action
movies. In 6.1, left surround,
right surround and real
surround are present.
Among these songs, Real
surround is not present
in 5.1. But in south India
5.1 is only used.
What are the components
present in mixer?
The mixer which I use
is made up of five layers.
Each layer consists of
ninety six layers. In
workstation, effects,
music and dialects are
remixed and these remixed
tracks are sent to console
and then balanced. A joystick
is present which selects
the speaker in which the
sound is to be heard.
It is then imported to
Hi-eight machine or MOD
or the hard disk.
What are the
sound formats available
in theatres?
The two prominent sound
formats in theatres are
DTS and Dolby surround.
In Dolby sound, the audio
comes along with the movie.
It is present along with
the negative of the movie.
It is analog in nature.
In DTS the audio file
comes separately in Compact
Disc. A serial number
will be present in the
CD. This number will be
burnt into the negative
of the movie. In case
if it is not burnt the
sound will not be encoded
with the movie.
