EFX vs. SFX

[Gary Nattrass]

I was one asked to make it sound "Nearer" so I turned the monitors up a bit.

Also on a London Police show The Bill "Can you make it sound like Alien"

Sadly these days we dont get to mix in Dobblie anymore

[CD Productions]

Originally Posted by Tom Smith

How about this one...

DIAL

DIA

or DLG?

What about DX?
not to be confused with nat dia(DX), or source dia(DX), B roll Dia, and certainly not VO.

[xbook]

Sound Effects = FX
Dialogue = DX
Music = MX
Foley = FOL

Take it for what it's worth

[Gary Nattrass]

I always mark mixes as:

FINAL MIX
DIAL
FX
MUS
M+E
D+E

[manis]

this is actually a serious situation for us all and its surprising a language had not yet been constructed for it in the same way there is for framing (in camera) and every other aspect of film.., mise-en-sene, diagetic, ect.., its a royal pain in the butt when two people are trying to communicate but cant express their needs.

ive only been doing this a few years (at least i have a couple of broadcast credits :) ) and i have never heard of

M + E
or D * E

can i ask what they are??

M:)

[Gary Nattrass]

M+E=Music and Effects
D+E=Dialogue and Effects

Both are mix minuses, the M+E is used for international versions so they can be mixed into different languages.

The D+E is very useful for promo or spot production as a different music bed can be added if scenes are edited down to 30 or 60 sec promos.

Hope this helps.

[Postman]

Don't forget DME (Dialog+Music+Effects). That is a "mix minus narrator". It can also mean "mix minus VO", which depending on how VO is defined can be entirely different than "mix minus narrator".

[manis]

thanks greatly, yes this is all VERY helpful. cant lean too much in this biz.

many thanks. :)