Sound Turnover Tutorial

A turnover is the package of files delivered from picture editorial to sound editorial — and getting it right can save your sound designer boatloads of time, freeing them up to spend more time making your project sound awesome. In this video I walk through 10 easy steps to set up your project and export everything your sound designer needs to get started. I'm using Adobe Premiere to demonstrate, but the principles apply whether you're in Resolve, Avid or anything else. Grab a free copy of my actual turnover document — the one I send to my own clients — in the link below. The 10 steps: 0:00 - 1. Duplicate your sequence 0:58 - 2. Set your start timecode 1:11 - 3. Line up first frame of action to the one hour mark 1:32 - 4. Burn in timecode 3:18 - 5. Add an Academy leader and slate 5:01 - 6. Organize your audio tracks 6:08 - 7. Export your guide tracks (Dx, Mx, Fx) 7:52 - 8. Export your AAF 10:13 - 9. Export your video 11:02 - 10. Zip and send Free turnover document: www.bigroomsound.com/turnover Explore 13 professional royalty-free sound effects libraries built from 25 years of production work at bigroomsound.com. Grab the free sampler — 100 sounds, no cost.