Film Studio conversion

[rob aylestone]

I spent much of today at a closed USAF base where one of the old hangar type buildings is about to be converted into a studio space and the acoustics were immense! They wanted an opinion on if a 'solution' was viable. 35m x 30m, ceiling probably 10m at the highest point. All walls and floor solid concrete and the roof solid sheet material. Clapping your hands was scary. Did I think that 6m tall heavy drapes all the way around would be sufficient to silence it? It didn't take long to say ........no! It isn't just home recordists who struggle!

 

[mjbphotos]

Huge hangers (and noisy outdoor spaces) are why movie studios use 'ADR' (Additional Dialog Recording) during production.

 

[rob aylestone]

Indeed, but they want to be able to record audio in there. Doing some preliminary costings on just Rockwool to cover over 10,000 sq metres of concrete is, er, interesting.