Studio!

Professional? Yes, of course. Necessary? Not all the time. If you shoot a scene in a loud location, so in your case a bowling alley, yea dubbing is a viable option. But you need to be damn sure you have a good microphone and a proper enviornment to do it in, or it'll just sound crappy.
 
wnyhiphop said:
I have a Audio Technica 3035! Its a good mic! Its just as good as the 4040.
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Well, not really. Don't get me wrong, the AT3035 is a good mic, especially for the price, but if you compare
the specs, you will find there are differences (listed below) which determines the category for each series.

Element, Impedence, Maximum imput sound level, Dynamic range & Phantom power.

This determines the end users market and pricing.

30 Series—home/project studio mics.
40 Series—precision studio microphones

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired_mics/53b8b7998922fb02/index.html

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired_mics/9b6aac05c5aca887/index.html

Mark Dalzell / Audio Technica Artist
 
Before you go to much further with this thread about mic quality, I think the issue here isn't so much what mic you are using but the fact that you are considering ADR at all.
To clarify, ADR is not the same technique that is used in Animation. In animation the voices are recorded first and then the animators animate to the voices. When replacing Audio in an ADR session this is much more taxing on the actor as he/she has to speak precisely at the same time as the character on screen. While some actors are very good at this, most are not.
Now it also sounds like you are shooting at a Bowling alley. This to me is a great opportunity to get ambient sounds while shooting your scene. With a good shotgun or omni directional mic you will pick up voices very closely while background ambiance will be, well in the background.
Trust me I've done ADR in the past and if you can avoid it, do so. It rarely turns out well when an entire film is done in ADR.
 
i agree with scharky....ADR is great...when it works. with amateur actors this method can sometimes prove to be too tricky to even think about attempting. the problem is getting the right timing, the expression and dramatics to match altogether. i just finished an ADR session on a low budget DIY flick earlier this month and i was surprised to find that not all of the first time actors were capable of delivering a solid performance on the mic. they were either too self-conscious of being in the strange process of adr and performing for a mic. without going too far into it...let me just say that it was a great experience since i learned a lot about directing the talent through adr, but also...i think the reward is worth all the trouble and hassle if you're patient enough.
 
most exterior scenes are "looped" interiors are easier because you can control the sound environment, but outside...as for professional it all depends on what you "need" to do.
 
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