Audio & Podcasting

ADR & Dialogue Replacement

Replace dialogue so cleanly the audience never knows

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course teaches the complete ADR process used on real film and television, where production dialogue is replaced because of noise, performance, or content changes. You will spot scenes for ADR, build cue sheets, run a recording session with the classic three-beep-and-streamer cueing system, and capture in-sync takes from a performer. You will then match the original microphone perspective and room tone, sync the take to the frame, and blend it into the mix with EQ, reverb, and worldizing so the audience never hears the seam.

Curriculum

Module 1: What ADR Is and When You Need It3 lessons

Why Production Dialogue Gets ReplacedPreview45m
The People, Rooms, and Gear of an ADR Session🔒45m
Spotting the Film and Writing Cue Sheets🔒45m

Module 2: Cueing and Running the Recording Session3 lessons

The Three-Beep and Streamer Cueing System🔒45m
Setting Up the Room, Mic, and Monitoring🔒45m
Directing the Performance and Getting Sync Takes🔒45m

Module 3: Editing ADR Into Sync3 lessons

Syncing the Take to the Frame🔒45m
Room Tone and Filling the Gaps🔒45m
Editing Performances Across Multiple Takes🔒45m

Module 4: Blending ADR Into the Final Mix3 lessons

Matching Tone and Microphone Character with EQ🔒45m
Reverb, Worldizing, and Sitting It in the Space🔒45m
The Final Pass: Making ADR Disappear🔒45m