IN PRAISE OF PROTOOLS
In film, picture and sound each contribute equally to the experience, and yet many indie filmmakers allocate far less attention and resources to sound. Often, they limit their sound efforts to whatever can be accomplished with the picture edit, be it flatbed, Final Cut, or Avid. This is a shame, since those are not the right tools for the job. With the right amount of skill and experience, they can give - at best- reasonable results. They do not allow really great sound. I have met many indie filmmakers who do not shy from spending upwards of two thousand dollars on film stock and processing alone, and yet will budget nothing for audio post production. This does not make any sense.
