How to add sound to amateur films (1954)

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recording indicates clearly which shot accompanies any part of the tape. Once you have made a pilot commentary which fulfils this purpose, you can put away the projector. The next step is to replace the pilot commentary piecemeal with the music and commentary intended for your audience. This is how you do it. First run the tape through the recorder until your recorded voice begins "Title, Family Circle . . .". Stop the recorder and turning the reels by hand " inch " the tape back until you have the beginning of the word "Title" opposite the record/playback head. Now mark the tape clearly at a convenient point. If you cannot mark it at the record/ playback head the capstan will do. You can use any convenient position for reference, provided you always work to the same scheme. The mark should be on the back of the tape — the shiny side in the case of plastic tape. A ball-point pen will serve at a push, but you will get on better with a special wax crayon made for marking glass and china. When you have marked the tape to correspond to the beginning of the titles, you can play through to the cue for the first piece of commentary. This is where you have recorded "Fade-in, Clouds . . .". Again stop the tape and mark it opposite your reference point. Now rewind the tape, and get everything ready to record the music. Start the recorder and then fade-in Perpetuum Mobile as the first cue mark passes the reference point. Watch the tape carefully and when the second cue mark goes by, fade the music out. Allow the tape to run on for about three seconds before stopping the recorder. If you now play through your tape, you will find that the early part of your pilot commentary has been erased and replaced by music. This is on the tape corresponding to the titles. The first three seconds following will be silent now and thereafter comes the rest of your pilot commentary. When you are satisfied with the music recording, rub out the first mark on the tape with your thumb and put a fresh 78