ABSTRACT
The postproduction supervisor had chosen a facility across town because its rate was the lowest and it did a lot of animation there. A layback or transport drive is a hard drive dedicated to the job of transferring the edited sessions and all the sound files needed for a successful layback. Projection reels are shipped all over the world for theatrical presentation. The apprentice was shoved into a job way beyond his skill level and was not instructed in the art of precise digital-to-analog transfer; nor had he been taught how to follow a signal path, how to detect distortion, how to properly monitor playback, how to tone up stock, or how to problem solve. The old studio system used to train producers and directors, through a working infrastructure where form and function had a tight, continuous flow, and the production unit had a clearer understanding of how film was made, articulating its vision and design accordingly.
