<< back OMF Track layout tips! If there is a Narrator, he/she should be on Track 1. Any On-Camera interviews should be on the first tracks. Tracks 1(if no Narrator), 2, or 3. This includes any interviewees that continue to talk when cutaways of other shots are being seen. These 'voice overs' are on the same tracks, 1, 2, or 3. Of course, you may need more than 3 tracks for this material. Other On-Camera speaking (i.e., people talking on the street) should be on the following tracks. Any sound effects from production shoots (production effects) should be on the next set of tracks. This includes ambient sounds like traffic or audience murmur as well as specific sounds, for example, chopping wood. If you have bought, borrowed or recorded sound effects, these should be on separate tracks, below the production effects. Music should be on the bottom tracks.... Additional Material If you have a collection of useful sounds such as ambiance or sound effects, you should deliver that to us as an organized collection of AIFF or WAV files. Organizing your files into folders and then naming the sounds will help us find them quickly. Keep room tones in another folder, again delivered as a AIFF or WAV file. It's important that we know which room tone clip is associated with which scene/person. One way to do this is to name your room tone file with the person's name and location or their name and color of their shirt. ("Alex in hallway" or "Karen Blue blouse") If you have any questions, please call Jim LeBrecht at: 510 486 2290 office 510 388 2290 cell