This question is as old as the hills, but I'm looking for a fresh perspective. We're working on a feature and are mostly done with sound editorial but not yet into premixing. The locked picture has just been unlocked and we'll be getting a new picture next week. Here's my plan:
- have the picture department import the audio guide track from their latest output, so they'll have all the dialog from the movie in one big audio file rather than individual clips
- edit to their hearts' content, keeping all audio and video tracks locked together (wrong terminology, I'm sure, but I'm a sound guy) so all the audio, including the re-import from step #1, moves with the picture
- output us an EDL of that re-imported audio track only
The way I see it, I'll be able to use that EDL to manually reconform all my audio tracks in Pro Tools.
I'm sure there's a more elegant solution (i.e. automated), but don't have it on hand. Mostly, I'm just curious how everyone else deals with this particular 2,000 lb gorilla.
TIA,
~ Tor