SOCIALBILITTY • GLOSSARY DEPARTMENT
Production and post-production sound, including recording, microphones, dialogue, Foley, ADR, mixing, music, ambience, and final soundtrack workflows.
A Sound Report documents production-sound recordings and associated metadata, including scene, take, track assignments, microphones, file names, timecode, and notes about the quality or circumstances of a recording. It helps editorial and post-production identify and organize location sound.
View Definition →Timecode is a standardized numerical reference used to identify precise positions in recorded picture and sound. Productions use timecode to help synchronize cameras, sound recorders, slates, playback systems, editorial media, and post-production workflows.
View Definition →MOS is a production notation indicating that a shot will be photographed without synchronized production sound. The image may later use music, effects, voice-over, ADR, or other post-production audio instead of location dialogue recorded in sync.
View Definition →A Wild Track is sound recorded separately from synchronized picture. It may capture dialogue, ambience, sound effects, room tone, machinery, crowds, or other audio that editors and sound teams can use during post-production.
View Definition →ADR, commonly expanded as Automated Dialogue Replacement or Additional Dialogue Recording, is the post-production process of recording dialogue after photography to replace unusable production sound, improve clarity, alter performance, or add new lines while matching the on-screen picture.
View Definition →Room Tone is a recording of the natural ambient sound of a location or interior without intentional dialogue. Editors and sound teams use it to smooth transitions, fill gaps, and maintain a consistent acoustic background across cuts.
View Definition →The Production Sound Mixer is the department head responsible for recording usable dialogue and other production sound during photography. The mixer selects and manages microphones, wireless systems, recorders, gain structure, timecode, monitoring, and sound reports while coordinating with the Boom Operator and other crew.
View Definition →A Boom Operator is a production-sound crew member who positions and operates boom-mounted microphones to capture dialogue and other sound as cleanly as possible while remaining outside the camera frame and avoiding unwanted shadows, reflections, and interference. The Boom Operator works closely with the Production Sound Mixer.
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