Currently working on the forthcoming TV episode of the ZDF production Inga Lindström in Sweden, Tonmeister Lutz Pape has found using a Cedar Audio DNS 2 noise significantly extended the time available for filming during the day.
When production work on the German romance story began, Pape used the opportunity to try the DNS 2 and, having completed his tests, he couldn’t give the unit back.
‘I received the DNS 2 to test and was quickly convinced that it would be very helpful and easily integrated on set,’ he says. ‘The sound is absolutely natural when the DNS 2 is used correctly and it’s possible, unobtrusively, to minimise the amount of background noise.
‘As the sound engineer on Inga Lindström, I often had to struggle with twisting, disturbing natural sounds like wind and leaf noise. In addition to these, approaching motorboats, cars, agricultural machines and unwanted city noises were also the order of the day. Using the DNS 2, the acceptable window of “quiet time” during a take was prolonged so that, despite the noise, we could complete it without worries. Naturally, there are limits for this technique, but in general the DNS 2 significantly extended the limits of what was possible on set, and also helped us to make targeted decisions during shooting and in the run-up to postproduction.’
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