Episode 4 of the This Post Life podcast
This is an interview with Sean Massey the Supervising dialogue editor for Deadpool 2.
I first met Sean at the Los Angeles Post Production Group and he later talked to me about his path to dialogue editing.
Some terms used:
Alt - Alternative take
PFX - any kind of sound effect captured during filming aside from footsteps, cloth movement - (from
http://socialsounddesign.com)
M&E (M&E Track) - A sound track with the mixed music and effects on separate channels and no dialogue. This track is sent to foreign countries to create versions of the film in their language. (from The Film Editor's Handbook by Norman Hollyn)
See also:
The M&E Printmaster- The final version with specific language dialog bussed to an reference stem.
This is used for foreign language versions which will be re-voiced in the local language. (from:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/post-production-forum/109902-postaudio-terminology.html)
The Grant – Sony’s 330 seat dubbing stage. (In 2010, Sony said it was the largest dubbing stage in the
world.)
This interview is from the summer of 2013.
