Comments on: Oscars 2010 Recap http://www.workingauthor.com/oscars-2010-recap Working Author: Entertainment & Lifestyle with a Writer's Edge Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:12:31 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Schmucko http://www.workingauthor.com/oscars-2010-recap/comment-page-1#comment-3285 Schmucko Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:25:54 +0000 http://www.workingauthor.com/?p=2837#comment-3285 The sound WAS pretty bad. I'm a sound engineer. The orchestra mix was lackluster and it sounded like were no audience mics in the mix. You could barely hear the audience reaction on anything unless it was bleeding into the open mics of the presenters on stage or the podium mic for the acceptance speeches. It left the show devoid of excitement. However, it was so bad the only other explanation that makes sense would be if they has some sort of major audio meltdown in the production truck and routed the front of house mix for the audience on air as a back up. The front of house mix would definitely not have had any audience mics in the mix (the audience can hear their own clapping) and the orchestra would not have been as prevalent in the mix because the audience can hear a lot of it live in the theater so it doesn't need to come through the PA as much. The sound WAS pretty bad. I’m a sound engineer. The orchestra mix was lackluster and it sounded like were no audience mics in the mix. You could barely hear the audience reaction on anything unless it was bleeding into the open mics of the presenters on stage or the podium mic for the acceptance speeches. It left the show devoid of excitement. However, it was so bad the only other explanation that makes sense would be if they has some sort of major audio meltdown in the production truck and routed the front of house mix for the audience on air as a back up. The front of house mix would definitely not have had any audience mics in the mix (the audience can hear their own clapping) and the orchestra would not have been as prevalent in the mix because the audience can hear a lot of it live in the theater so it doesn’t need to come through the PA as much.

]]> By: Capt EL http://www.workingauthor.com/oscars-2010-recap/comment-page-1#comment-3284 Capt EL Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:35:37 +0000 http://www.workingauthor.com/?p=2837#comment-3284 The sound issue made the entire broadcast a technical disaster in my opinion. TV audiences are savvy enough to know there should be music and applause in equal measure behind any voiceover announcement or while a winner is approaching the stage. It was bizarrely amateurish and ruined the show for me. The sound issue made the entire broadcast a technical disaster in my opinion. TV audiences are savvy enough to know there should be music and applause in equal measure behind any voiceover announcement or while a winner is approaching the stage. It was bizarrely amateurish and ruined the show for me.

]]> By: René S. Garcia, Jr. http://www.workingauthor.com/oscars-2010-recap/comment-page-1#comment-3283 René S. Garcia, Jr. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:51:32 +0000 http://www.workingauthor.com/?p=2837#comment-3283 @Melissa: Yeah, no Emmy for this year's Oscars! @Melissa:

Yeah, no Emmy for this year’s Oscars!

]]> By: Melissa V. http://www.workingauthor.com/oscars-2010-recap/comment-page-1#comment-3282 Melissa V. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:49:17 +0000 http://www.workingauthor.com/?p=2837#comment-3282 Yeah, I agree. Kind of a lackluster evening. Yeah, I agree. Kind of a lackluster evening.

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