The first series of the Netflix time-travel series Dark was a huge success in Germany – but perhaps even more so abroad, where its German-language soundtrack is often preferred (with subtitles to aid non-German speakers) because of the authenticity it brings to the action.
Currently is showing the second series with a third in production, dialogue recordist Matthias Richter and his Cedar DNS 2 dialogue noise suppressor have been a consistent part of the production team. After completing the first series, Richter says that he did not want to lose the advantages of using the DNS 2 when working on the set, and reports that the quality of the production mix has not gone unnoticed by the directors and producers of the series.
For the third season, the second unit will also be equipped with Cedar. This will improve the audio quality of both units and reduce any sonic differences between the two of them.
‘There is often a worry that noise reduction on set will lead to problems in post, which is why recordists will usually deliver both the unprocessed and processed versions of the live audio,’ Richter says. ‘But on Dark, the response from the postproduction team regarding the DNS 2 was also very positive. Often, the Cedar processed live mix was used in the final mix, which was perhaps not to be expected. But the results obtained on set using the DNS 2 were even convincing in post.’
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