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SOUND PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION 343
but it is probably more effective to train the personnel to handle both types of equipment, thus enabling the same crew to work through an entire picture, whether it is shot entirely in the studio or in the studio and on location. In some studios all the recording equipment is mounted on trucks and the problem of training personnel for two kinds of equipment does not arise.
WHO SHOULD RE-RECORD?
The production of sound effects may be left to a specialist under the direction of the recording supervisor, or reporting immediately to the director of sound. In either case the sound effects man works with the first recordists, either during the shooting of the pictures or during re-recording. Re-recording is another function which, under the organization system of Fig. 1, is one of the responsibilities of the recording supervisor. It is a moot point, however, whether the re-recording should be done by a specialist or by the first recordist who originally made the sound for the picture. The latter often tends to resent the idea that his work requires changes before it is released, while if the re-recording is placed entirely in the hands of a specialist, the director is put to the trouble of conveying his ideas on sound level and quality to this second technician. The best system is probably to assign re-recording to a specialist who knows the capabilities of his equipment and the best method of adapting the final sound version of. the film for effective theatre projection, with consulting service by the original recordist, the cutter assigned to the picture, and the director or his deputy, the picture supervisor and the supervisor of recording having the final decision when disputes arise.
The functions of installation, test, and maintenance are largely self-explanatory and will not require extended treatment here. Whenever possible, it is well to unify these responsibilities in one engineer, although the actual work must be done by specialists. An amplifier maintenance expert, for example, usually is not skilled at stringing light valves, and vice-versa, but both functions are vital from the over-all standpoint of recording. It is impossible to record pictures successf uly on a large scale unless routine tests, daily frequency runs, etc., are attended to faithfully, and capable trouble-shooters are on hand when some unexpected difficulty arises in spite of preventive measures,