How do you use the dubbing facility?
Although the technical arrangements may differ between event locations, The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival
provides a dubbing facility at each location where filmmakers can make a dub (i.e. a copy) of their completed film
onto the mini DV(or other) tape supplied at registration. This may mean that you will need your own tape to shoot on and then transfer the film to the supplied tape.
At the dubbing facility competent technicians demonstrate the features of the basic dubbing system and make sure
that filmmakers are given all possible assistance to complete a dub of their film in the time allowed.
It is important that the completed film is handed in on the mini DV(or other) tape provided because each tape is numbered and
corresponds to the filmmaker's registration number.
Films must be shot in the format appropriate to the country. eg. Australia and New Zealand MUST be PAL, USA MUST be NTSC.
Films must be standard definition not HD. We recommend shooting 16:9(widescreen).
If filmmakers have selected music from the The Shoot Out Music Library, (see How do you use the music library?),
they must also remember to take the information on their selected track to the dubbing facility.
The Dubbing Facility Guidelines
How do you make a booking?
Filmmakers are allowed a maximum of 15 minutes to complete the dub.
Bookings must be made in advance and are mostly taken on registration night.
If filmmakers miss their booking time, the booking will be cancelled.
Filmmakers will need to book another time if any times are still available.
The Shoot Out does not guarantee that a re-booking can be made for the dubbing facility on the day.
What is the difference between dubbing and editing?
Editing is NOT allowed: meaning that filmmakers cannot cut up the vision outside the camera.
The film cannot go via a computer, or via some other piece of equipment.
Dubbing is allowed: meaning that filmmakers can make a copy of the vision and it must go directly
from the camera tape to the supplied tape to be handed in.
Can music, voiceovers, or live sound be added to the film?
Filmmakers are allowed to add music, voiceovers or live sound to their films.
The sound that's to be added to the vision can be edited material.
Filmmakers can create a soundtrack on a computer, burn to CD and bring the CD to the dubbing facility.
A Release Form will have to be completed and submitted with your film.
Filmmakers CANNOT output sound and vision from a computer.
The vision must come directly from the camera tape to the supplied tape
What can filmmakers do in the dubbing facility?
When the films are dubbed onto a mini DV (or other)tape, there are only two audio tracks available (left and right).
This means that you CAN:
• dub music over a scene in stereo completely erasing the original location sound, or
• dub music onto a scene in mono leaving one channel of original location sound
This means that you CANNOT have:
• stereo music and original location sound simultaneously
• music, a voiceover and original sound at the same time
• have one piece of music cross-fade into another
• have the original sound cross-fade into music (or vice versa)
• "clean up" the location sound; if your original sound is noisy or unclear it cannot be fixed.
Due to restrictions on the booking time and the length of the film, it is highly recommended that filmmakers
do NOT plan on having too many different pieces of music, voiceovers or sound effects.
What are the costs and closing times?
There is a small fee charged for using the dubbing facility. Check event locations for further information.
The dubbing facility, at all event locations, will close promptly at 8.30pm on the Saturday night
approx. half an hour prior to the end of the competition.
Any filmmakers arriving after this time, or without a booking, will not be able to use the dubbing facility.
What should filmmakers NOT using The Shoot Out Dubbing Facility do?
Filmmakers who are not using The Shoot Out Dubbing Facility can easily do their own dubbing as long as they have
a camera, a TV monitor and a mini DV machine that has a dubbing function.
Once the film is dubbed on the mini DV tape, filmmakers must indicate on the 'spine' of the tape whether the film
is dubbed in Stereo or Hi-Fi.
How do you know whether it's in Stereo or Hi-Fi?
Check the mini DV machine. Generally, if you're recording sound using the red/white leads that go into Audio In,
then it will be in Stereo. If plugged in through another cable, check the mini DV manual to find out.
