[eli5] Why is it so hard to hear the dialogue in a lot of movies and shows when everything else is so loud?

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I’m constantly having to turn the volume up and down depending on the what the scene is. It’s not just me either. A lot of people I know have resorted to just turning on the closed captioning so they can hear what they’re saying. I don’t remember this being an issue before.

In: 2005

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Poor mixing choices, or just stylistic choices.

Movie and high end productions have different audio feeds opposed to just recording all the sounds from one. There are people who’s job it is to balance the levels where explosions and impacts are forceful but dialogue has the right levels.
Some directors, like Nolan, have had criticism that the dialogue isn’t as clear as other movies. Some speculated that it’s a choice since in real life things aren’t always crisp and clear.

Others cited that more advanced sound recording has led to more factors to play with that can go wrong.

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