Live Production Studios celebrates work on Parasite
Live Production Studios celebrates work on Parasite
Live Tone Studios, a film facility in Seoul, has celebrated its work on Parasite, a Korean comedic film that has won four Oscars and named a 2020 Golden Reel Winner. The audio postproduction was carried out with the use of two AMS Neve DFC3D film consoles and a 48-channel Neve Genesys console by Ralph Tae-Young Choi, CEO, sound supervisor and re-recording mixer at Live Tone Studios.
‘The sound of Parasite was so detailed and emotional that it needed the console automation to operate efficiently and simply,’ commented Choi. ‘This is where the Neve DFC3D really came into its own. I mix all of my movie sound with an AMS Neve DFC3D console because it has a much more powerful audio engine and better audio quality than other consoles or DAWs. For a mixer to be intuitive and efficient, you need the console to be reliable and the AMS Neve DFC3D excels at that.’
Choi worked on Parasite for 12 weeks, eight on sound editing and recording, two doing a pre-dub mix for Dolby Atmos and two on the final mix with Bong Joon-ho, the director of the film. ‘I like all of the functions on the AMS Neve DFC3D, but I especially love its filter, EQ and compressor,’ said Choi. ‘I also love its intuitive control interface and Encore automation features, which make automation easy and fast, plus the enhanced WavTrak display, added RMX and DeEsser features in the new version of the AMS Neve DFC 3D are very useful.’
The initial mix was carried out on the AMS Neve DFC3D as it was able to send individual sound sources using the console’s stem routing automation. Choi also used three Pro Tools DAWs alongside the console, but focused on the console’s automation, particularly during the final mix. ‘The Neve Genesys console in that studio doesn’t have a moving fader option for automation but it does have a warm analogue sound and an intuitive control interface that can quickly and accurately process ADR recording,’ he added. ‘We used this in conjunction with a Neve 1073DPA stereo preamp and a Neve 33609 stereo compressor to record the actors’ voices.’
