Gun Sounds in Movies

[Excalibur]

The gun sounds in the movie Miami Vice didn't sound like post edits.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

The gun sounds in the movie Miami Vice didn't sound like post edits.

They were. Didn't you recognize the stock sound library gunfire in the final shootout? One of the automatic weapons in that scene (can't remember which) made a sound effect that I know I've heard in countless other movies.

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter

I wish that someone would make a movie in which the gun sounds aren't dubbed, but are actually part of that scene's recorded audio

That's very difficult to do. Think about the process Steve described. Can you imagine how difficult it would be to get microphones in enough places at the shooting location to capture the gunfire adequately? Chances are, it wouldn't come out right, and they'd have to re-dub it later, and then it would be a wasted effort.

The exception might be a city street with lots of tall buildings where the sound can reverberate easily, as in "Heat".

[Excalibur]

Ok. I'm saying the final shootout in Miami Vice didn't sound quite like other generic shootouts.