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The sound mixing does seem to have gotten much worse over time. But also, people in old movies often enunciated very clearly as a stylistic choice. The Transat
by bee_rider 10mo ago
The sound mixing does seem to have gotten much worse over time.
But also, people in old movies often enunciated very clearly as a stylistic choice. The Transatlantic accent—sounds a bit unnatural but you can follow the plot.
- troupo 10mo agoNot just old movies. Anything until mid-2000s or 2010s.
- pezezin 10mo agoYes, I forgot to mention that by "old movies" I mean things like Back to the Future. After a lifetime of watching it dubbed, I watched it with the original audio around a year ago, and I was surprised how clear the dialogues are compared to modern movies.
- ungreased0675 10mo agoIn older movies and TV shows the actors would also speak loudly. There’s a lot of mumbling and whispering in shows today.
- fuzzfactor 10mo agoLots of the early actors were highly experienced at live stage acting (without microphones) and radio (with only microphone) before they got into video.