Posted by Roy W. Rising on 11/30/06 23:32

"Doc" <docsavage20@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anyone see this? Did you see anything to suggest her vocal was anything
> but live? (I assume she'd be singing to a track) I heard breath sounds,
> mic pops, proximity effect and pitch just a hair off in a couple of
> places that would suggest live but there was a moment or two when it
> seemed her mouth didn't *quite* match what was coming out. I suppose
> they could pre-record her doing it with a hand-held to enhance the
> illusion, but if that wasn't live, it was the tightest job of
> lip-synching I've ever seen.
>
> Maybe what I was picking up on was just a bit of processing delay?
>
> Also, what brand/model mic was that?
>
> Here's a youtube link. Youtube stuff is often out of synch but this is
> pretty good.
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=sQH_PfTyu_s

It looks totally lip-sync to me. I've done hundreds of hours of TV sound.
I know it when I see it. The other giveaway is the lack of change when she
pulls the mic a foot or more away. That, plus the obvious lip flap that
does not correspond to what we hear.

--
~ Roy
"If you notice the sound, it's wrong!"

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