Always mixing, predubs in the world of effects-heavy film re-recording. Very interesnting article recently posted by Mix Online:
Given the complexity of high-action movies, and the fact that technology-savvy directors retain their creative options right up to the final print-mastering stage, re-recording mixers face some difficult choices. “As soon as I had read the script for Watchmen, I knew that we could use an extra three to four weeks on the mix,” recalls Chris Jenkins, who, with Frank Montano handling sound-effects tracks, mixed dialog and music for director Zack Snyder’s film about costumed super-heroes in the dystopian world of an alternate America. “But you never get the luxury of working in a linear fashion on a very special effects-heavy film that won’t be locked [until close to print mastering]. The schedule just didn’t allow us that luxury; it’s always fluid. We joke now that picture and predubs aren’t locked; instead, they are ‘latched’ — the film is fastened together, but not necessarily glued together!”
so what exactly is the predub stage about? I ‘m confused