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[–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 21 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I have a high-grade sound bar, and I still have to constantly turn the volume up and down. The problem isn't the gear, it's the mastering. Christopher Nolan went all in on that when people complained they couldn't hear what characters were saying in his films, declaring that he will only master his movies for the cinema - home setups are too inferior. Nolan, my dude, I saw your movies in the cinema, and I still couldn't make out a word of what people were mumbling to each other. Why even bother writing the script in the first place? Most other filmmakers aren't much better nowadays, and I wish we can get back to the time when people who know what the fuck they're doing are responsible for sound mastering: One master for the cinema, and another one for those watching at home.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 13 points 8 hours ago

Agreed. My home theater sports 5.1 floor speakers run through a dedicated A/V receiver and I'm constantly messing with the volume between dialogue scenes and action scenes for most movies. The gear ain't the issue here.

[–] damniticant@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Our soundbar has a “night mode” that basically fixes this problem

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

Why even bother writing the script in the first place?

Half of Nolan's scrpts could hardly be called writing. More like Jackson-Pollock'ing random ideas onto a page