Editing Sync sound (section)

==Sync sound in Asia==

In [[Hong Kong]], sync sound was not widely used until the 1990s, as the generally noisy environment and lower production budgets made such a method impractical.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

[[India]]n [[Cinema of India|films]] shot using sync sound include the first Indian talkie ''[[Alam Ara]]'' released in 1931 and [[art house]] films such as [[Satyajit Ray]]'s ''[[Pather Panchali]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blue |first1=James |title=Interview: Satyajit Ray |url=https://www.filmcomment.com/article/interview-satyajit-ray/ |access-date=30 June 2019 |work=[[Film Comment]] |date=1 May 1968 |language=en}}</ref> The then popular [[Mitchell Camera|Mitchell camera]], which could be operated silently made it possible to shoot in sync sound. However, due to the change of shooting environments from studios to locations, as well as the surging popularity of the more portable but noisy [[Arri]] 2c camera,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Rajeev |title=The bond between Indian cinematography and Arriflex |url=https://mindscreen.co.in/blog/bond-indian-cinematography-arriflex/ |publisher=Mindscreen Film Institute |date=27 October 2017}}</ref> shooting with sync sound became less common during the mid 60s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=Subha |title=Through the lens of time |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Through-the-lens-of-time/article16813437.ece |access-date=7 July 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 February 2010 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hariharan |first1=K. |title=An unsound crisis |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/an-unsound-crisis/article3363921.ece |access-date=7 July 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 April 2012 |language=en-IN}}</ref>  Thus, most Indian films, including [[Hindi cinema|Hindi films]], shot after the 1960s do not use sync sound and for that very reason the 2001 films ''[[Lagaan]]'' and ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' were noted for its use.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Padmanabhan |first1=Savitha |title=Sound affair with cinema |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/05/04/stories/0904022j.htm |access-date=30 June 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 May 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The common practice in the Indian film industry, even today, is to [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]] the dialogues during post-production.