Chamber005
Carbonite Member
See, I disagree with this logic (and I'm sure many will disagree with my disagreeing), but out of every single person living and breathing on a set, the only one who is most certainly not an artist but is purely a technician, is the sound person. The sound person is the electrician.
Having never built a house in my life, chances are I could get a bunch of friends together and build a pretty decent and secure house. Nothing fancy, just something that could get me through the winter. Plumbing is pretty much a common sense sport as is roofing, measuring for windows, etc.
The one thing I would NEVER do, though, is put in the electric without being experienced and well-schooled myself or without hiring a professional.
A) Electrical circuitry is not a common sense sport
B) If the roof isn't perfect or the floor is off-balanced, the least of my problem will be a bit of an annoyance, maybe a drip. However if the electric is bad I COULD BURN ALIVE TRAPPED IN THE HOME I BUILT!!!
THAT is what will happen if you create a film without having a deep knowledge of sound yourself (and equipment) or if you don't hire a professional (and equipment).
Everything else in film is negligible, especially when so many of us aren't actually working with film but instead little digital files that can be manipulated.
In short, any film that does not have a seasoned sound person working on set should be a silent film. Or, a log cabin.