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I like the show but it has too much bachground noise

posted 8 years ago by yakko362002
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Like so many shows do now. Has anyone ever addressed why today's TV shows and movies have so much extraneous noise? It's distracting and at times can drown out the dialogue.

[–] readerf61 8 years ago

While not extraneous noise, I'm still thinking you must have hated Robert Altman films.....
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[–] yakko362002 8 years ago

Not sure if I've ever seen any. I don't bother with many modern movies.

[–] readerf61 8 years ago

Oh, Robert Altman is an older director, he died several years ago. He was famous for allowing different conversations to be layered in a scene, much like he felt happened in real life. The best example would be from the movie MASH, which he directed (of course) and the operating room scenes where the audience hears several doctors asking for equipment or discussing the case or just flirting with a nurse. This had really not been done before, but it added a real sense of verisimilitude to the film.

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No, David. No one is happy in a poodle skirt and a sweater set.

[–] yakko362002 8 years ago

I knew he had died but could not remember the names of any of his movies. I never saw the MASH movie.

[–] Bookshelfish 8 years ago

Yes. The background noise in most of today's TVs shows and movies make it nearly impossible for my husband to watch anything without Closed Captioning on. It's so annoying that he's just stopped watching most shows. It's a shame. Seems to be more noise less common sense!

[–] paulasmith-29658 8 years ago

Agree about the background drowning out conversation. But on my TV or maybe it is my sound system I was able to minimize that issue, of adjusting the voice and music. Course if you have everyone talking over each other that is a whole other issue

[–] readerf61 8 years ago

Paula: we also use a sound bar which moves the sound to the front of the tv instead of coming out the speakers of the tv, which are always in the back. That, and making the adjustments you discuss can help a lot.

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[–] seldon913 8 years ago

That's definitely one thing I don't like about modern televisions. With the speakers in the back sometimes they're louder on the other side of a wall than in the room where you're watching.

[–] bluelithium 8 years ago

This is a common complaint and seems, in many cases, to be due to the availability of different sound settings that come with modern TV systems.

I watch Bull on a PC and have found no issues with dialog being drowned out.

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[–] whiskeyTango-06 8 years ago

AGREE.

on my same screen and sound system, older programs tend to be quite easy to follow; even altman films and the like.

actors simply used to be better-trained and better-disciplined, as did directors -- as did sound designers, dialogue editors, etc.

it's lazy work -- the audible equivalent to star trek having lens flares in every shot -- very distracting i think.

great post!

[–] Paula57 8 years ago

At the end of the day, the end product is the director's responsibilty. If the actor's are mumbling, the director should say something. Most extraneous sounds (wind, doors closing) is added in post, so there's really no excuse for them being too loud.

If the dialogue isn't clear,it should be looped (re-recorded) by the actors. TV is on an even tighter schedule than film. I wonder if they simply don't have the time to make it perfect. Maybe they aren't playing it back through a TV's regular speakers. What's inteligible through headphones isn't necessarily good through a TV.

[–] utahman1971 8 years ago

Just use the TV sound and not sound system. Problem solved. If you don't like it, don't buy it.

Rated R Horror movies are better, no matter the argument.

[–] kvanstyn 8 years ago

A lot of shows are like that. I use the closed captioning option with my cable.