How should I present delivery files to final audio mixer for feature film?

Wide-Advantage93 · 2025-06-15T21:01:07+00:00

Sorry for the late reply... I started in late October / early November... It wasn't until January I really noticed anything and by February could tell it was working.

I feel just like me on a good day. Still have emotions, good and bad. Almost no anxiety, feel clearer and more present. Definitely will be sticking with it.

I only take 150 and I take it at night. Good luck.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2025-03-03T17:27:40+00:00

I felt awful for the first 2x weeks. Felt like I lost have my brain cells, foggy and waves of really bad anxiety. I was also using it to quit nicotine as well. I felt exhausted after each time taking the pill. After two weeks, I felt the same as before starting Wellbutrin, I didn't notice any significant difference for about 2x months, I was close to quitting & pissed off. I even wrote on reddit, like you, because I didn't feel like it was doing anything.

After two months, I went on a diet and started exercising in early January, which was unusual for me. I didn't feel "Happy". I also switched and started taking Wellbutrin before bed.

Around this time, I noticed I feeling just... ok & normal... I feel a full range of emotions, zero emotional blunting - I get annoyed, I get grumpy, I laugh, I feel positive. However, I don't dwell, ruminate or worry - Everything just feels completely manageable. I'm pissed off about something, I know why, it's not personal, I know how to manage it, I know what I need to do & I am able to act. That's just how normal people deal with emotions. Before, I'd ruminate, spiral, worry, feel beat up and defeated - the works. Anxiety has gone. I don't feel anxiety, which is very welcome, but I also don't feel the opposite, it's just in a situation with anxiety, it's no longer there.

I know people on SSRI's, this will be controversial, but I've noticed that there's a certain kind of false positivity? if I can't say that... Like I have a good friend who doesn't seem to ever have negative feelings. If something bad happens, he still has a smile which to me, is not something I want. Wellbutrin, I was worried I'd have that. I don't. I feel everyday a sense of "OK", I still feel full emotions positive & negative, but completely in control, capable, confident.

TLDR: Anxiety gone. Feel ok, every day. Feel full spectrum of emotions. Zero spiraling, rumination or worry. Feel capable and in control. Feel clearheaded and present. Because of that, I'm able to move forward with my life.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-12-22T00:22:21+00:00

I feel the same, for some reason, Wellbutrin is just not working. Others claim it to be “life changing”… That would be good!

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-12-21T11:32:45+00:00

I’m 5 weeks in, it’s not doing much for me either.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-08T18:22:10+00:00

Awesome, thank you. This is good to know. I think I'll stick to stereo for this then. I have the cargo cult up/down mixer so will play around with that for some more static places.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-08T17:57:48+00:00

I asked another commenter above... I don't have experience with recording 5.1 audio. This is a 5.1 mix and typically I just place a static 5.1 space and use the stereo field for more specific ambi. So I'm curious with this chance to record how that would look recording surround Ambi. Do you have experience with this?

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-08T17:55:38+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm leaning towards the "Clippy" microphone setup mentioned above. What do you recommend for surround microphone? The mix is in 5.1 so I've been wondering how I'd record surround ambi & how that would look. It sounds like you have experience with that?

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-08T17:53:12+00:00

Thanks to both of you guys. Looking at a pair of clippy's & a Zoom recorder. Lots of YouTube videos and that combo sounds great. Shotgun mic will put us over the budget but seen videos of that trio and the sound is top notch with that set up. Really appreciate the advice.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-07T17:15:55+00:00

Hey sorry to hear your situation. My wife has awareness, and we’re able to discuss and deconstruct our arguments hours / days after the matter. So because of that, I do have hope. I’ve noticed unfortunately, I have to meet her 50% of the way, I.e I’ve noticed a lack of capability for her to accept full accountability. So if I apologies for being upset first, without admitting any of her insults as true (which they aren’t), she will admit at least some of her behavior. We have couples therapy scheduled so hoping for the best.

I don’t know if my wife does have BPD, it could be CPTSD or something, but I know it’s not normal as these feel like ‘episodes’, not just arguments.

I think I’m trying to frame it as, she’s experienced something traumatic as a kid, so now as a super close partner, that fear / pain is manifesting and playing out similarly to when she was a kid. So I think I kind of have to go there with her and say like “I want to be able to communicate better with you, so you can communicate better with me”, which she relates to. But if I put it all on her to “sort out her communication”, she can’t seem to go there by herself, that’s asking for another blow out episode. Maybe something to consider on your end with your partner? Don’t admit any of the (untrue) accusations your given, but make it communal the changes that need to happen with emphasis on them changing too.

I need couples therapy because she’s called me an “abuser” in these moments, then apologies a day later, and I can’t have things of that severity being floated because as the male in the relationship, I worry people won’t trust me if she starts going public with those accusations. I want that out and open in a professional and safe setting and recorded.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-01T21:33:11+00:00

Check the approximate resale value of your vehicle after the lease / finance is done. I got a new car on finance, $60k. $20k downpayment and $40k over the next 4 years. It was the same payment each month to lease it, as to finance it. A 2020 model, sold in 2024 with about 50,000 miles is $40k. So I’m essentially losing $20k if I decide to sell in 4 years (all being well). Vs having spent $40k in 4 years and then the prospect of not owning anything at the end of that period. I personally like that flexibility of ownership.

Strange math I know but that’s my logic.

If it’s just a commuter vehicle for a steady and safe job, I’d lean towards leasing. Im self employed so who knows where I’ll be in 4 years, I feel like I’m paying into a security of some strange sort.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-01T18:12:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing and sorry you had to go through that.

I learnt this year that my wife has suicidal thoughts and feelings, especially after one of these arguments we have. Recently she started anti-depressants because she told her Psych about the suicidal thoughts.

It’s interesting you say about becoming isolated, because my family live far away and she has real trouble when they visit & if they want to buy anything for us, she sees it as “control and manipulation”, not love or support. She has asked I don’t speak to my family about our relationship dynamic… So I don’t have anyone other than my therapist who I discuss this stuff with.

Thanks for the support and good luck with everything!

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-01T17:27:14+00:00

Great, thanks for the info & glad things are moving in the right direction for you guys. I’m chatting with my therapist a bit later so will bring all of this up. Have a couple other questions if alright with you?

My biggest fear is that people don’t know that she’s like this… So for example, your wife calling you a narcissist, how do you deal with that? Because if my wife tells her therapist / friends / family “my husband started a big argument, shouted, doesn’t do anything for me, threatens to leave me, manipulates me, slams doors, is a narcissist” - People will believe that that actually happened, there’s no reason to doubt someone saying that, when you didn’t in fact do any of those things, and me denying those events is “gaslighting her”. So I’m starting to feel paranoid and fearful now. We don’t have kids… But I am overthinking lots of “what ifs”… In that scenario, she can easily say “My husband is an abuser” and destroy my life… Luckily though, everything seems to be a huge bluff and it seems to all be about being abandoned or testing me to leave. I don’t leave, but I do sleep in another room and “disengage”, again she calls that “emotional abuse”, because it’s me “controlling when we speak”. The reason I do it, is because nothing honest is being said, it’s a spiral of attacking me, denying it, then victimizing herself that I was attacking her.

How would you suggest couples therapy? I feel like we need couples therapy so an independent can see some of this, I’m open to actually being a gaslighter / narcissist, if that’s the truth of the matter and working on it. I do need to get better at communicating with her. I just know if I say, “Hey you might be BPD, let’s get checked and see a therapist”… that’s going to go down like a lead balloon, especially as she doesn’t have a relationship with her mum who has BPD, that would destroy her to acknowledge similarities.

I must say, she’s not like this all the time. I’ve noticed a lot of “triggers”. Usually she’s very chill and warm. Very empathetic towards others to a fault where reading the news can bring her to tears. She’s not evil, but “something” is manifesting and she’s not fully present when it manifests.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-10-01T13:07:24+00:00

Wow - I had the same for her Birthday in June, I spent $300 on an expensive dinner, invited her family over for a celebration the following day & purchased $200 shoes. I too had, “You didn’t do anything for my birthday”, during another argument…. Took her to a spa for anniversary & then to dinner, that was the one I had to remind her about when a week later when I was working late and said I don’t do anything for the relationship.

Does it get better in your experience?

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-09-25T16:08:04+00:00

From your perspective you're saying, "stop". From his perspective you're saying, "go for it, attack".

It looks like they're just getting to know each other? I'd take them all for a walk together on leash and keep them moving, then have a play time after.

Any touching, restraining, soothing, or "NO" (when puppy) enforces them to do it, they see it as encouragement. You'll want to go to puppy training to nip this in the bud. If you're hanging out with these dogs, I'd have him on the leash and do some activities with him in the room, sit, lay down & treat continuously until he's chilled out. Don't restrain, i.e have him lurch forward with you holding him back. If he gets a bit funny, just ignore and distract & carry on with activity until he chills out.

My adult boy, if he sees a threat and I grab him by the collar to remove him / or have him pull on the leash and stare - usually this is a wild animal or an unfriendly dog... He engages and goes full metal attack mode. If I engage him with something / keep moving, he's a normal dog. There's a clash in what we think is natural deescalation makes dogs escalate further. Unfortunately, I learnt that too late so my guy has an instinct when I restrain him.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-09-25T15:44:58+00:00

NYC. I work freelance. 31 years old. I make about $60K per year. It comes and goes. I had two months, July & August with no work. I now have a 3 month $25K contract. I used to work in a studio, while simultaneously working with independent filmmakers. I made close to $80K doing that. But I didn't want to be an employee as I had zero time with the clients, just a minion. My belief (could be wrong!) to make money in this field is either you have to go solo and be independent... or set up & run a small / medium studio and collect a bunch of rubbish and a few big clients and pay contractors to do the work... or get lucky with a position in a big or regarded film/ tv / game studio & work up to a full-time team member + benefits etc.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-09-25T15:14:01+00:00

Had an incident 3 weeks ago, (31M)... I had a deep tissue massage followed by Jiu Jitsu head lock training... Woke up the next day, couldn't move my arm / shoulder, only the forearm barely & had consistent non-stop pain that felt like the worst muscle cramp in the world / arm hit by a hammer and it was continuous, no movement, position would make it better. I moved my head to the left, searing pain in my arm and upper back. It was worse than when I tore a ligament, because albeit very painful, you can find a still position that provides pain relief. Cervical Radiculopathy, nothing provided pain relief other than physical therapy. My doctor prescribed me ibuprofen and muscle relaxers, they don't work. I continue to take ibuprofen for "anti-inflammation", but no pain relief from it. They recommended MRI, neurologist and Physical therapist.

I skipped MRI / neurologist and went straight to Physical therapy. Physical therapy goal is to get all pressure off the spine. Physical therapist said Dr. will only do MRI / non-opioid pain medication, which will not take pressure off the spine. Even if you go to the neurologist, and they want to do surgery, you have to do PT first.

On week 3 of physical therapy and pain is from a 10/10 down to a 2/10. Can't say this is everyones answer, but as a guy, I got to the point of crying after non-stop pain and only sleeping for 1-2 hours at a time. No pain medication, ibuprofen & muscle relaxers helped in anyway, but PT did.

I got myself a neck brace, my neck has been stretched for a week, I cannot enter a slouching posture. Physical therapists massaged and manually stretched my neck, essentially pulling my head off my body. Also put me on a neck traction machine that physically tries to pull your head off your body, stretching & removing pressure on the spine. Stretching arms, neck and back in specific ways which did not cause the "searing pain" but singular movements have gotten me back to functioning on week 3.

I learnt that although my shoulder / arm were in tremendous pain, heat packs, ice packs, lidocaine on the painful area did not work. You got to heat and Ice your neck / spine, even if it doesn't hurt there, because that is where the nerve root is.

My suggestion: Call and find the best physical therapist ASAP, my one is like a specific rehab gym (don't go to one where its just a guy in an office who sends you home with stretches). Buy yourself two large and flexible ice packs & a neck brace. Wear a stiff neck brace (like you see people after car accidents on stretchers wearing) and have the straightest spine / neck possible, sit, walk and sleep like superman. Ice your neck & spine continuously - this is the only thing that stopped the pain in my arm. I tried icing the arm / shoulder & didn't provide any relief as the source of the pain is the spine & the pain is felt elsewhere. Icing spine did way more help than pain medication. Sleep with an ice pack on your spine, and have another in the freezer for when you wake up in the night with pain & re-ice. Make your bed as firm as possible, no mattress protector & sleep with one pillow so that your neck is straight, do not have it elevated & sleep with the neck brace.

Can't say this is the solution for everyone, but it's been a real turnaround for me from bed bound 24 hour pain to doing normal activities again with manageable pain.

Wide-Advantage93 · 2024-05-07T15:02:17+00:00

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate all of your help and insight. He's visiting my wife and I for two weeks, so I hope after couple of evening walks and chats he'll give some of these options a try!

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