[Laurence Payne]

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:44:14 -0700, wrote:

I just noticed something like this when I rented
the The Da Vinci Code on DVD. Couldn't
hardly understand the dialog in some cases because
the volume was low and seemed not very
distinct.

In the bonus sections they showed some behind-the-scenes
and I noticed that the boomed mic was 6-8 feet off
the characters when they were engaging in dialog.
Isn't it hard to get crisp dialog with the mic that far
off?

Often the dialogue is recorded only as a reference. They re-record in
a studio later.