Why can’t TV series use actors’ original voices?

Nowadays, actors’ original voices are rarely used in film and television dramas, mainly for the following reasons.

Regional restrictions and language barriers: With the gradual opening and internationalization of China's film and TV drama market, producers often need to distribute their works overseas or target different regions in order to make their works more market competitive. Launch different versions. In this case, it is necessary to dub the language version of each region, which requires actors to use standard Mandarin or other languages ??for later dubbing.

The shooting environment is noisy: At the shooting scene, there will be a lot of noise and noise, such as the sound of various equipment, the mechanical sound of the camera, etc. These noises will affect the recording effect and make the original sound unusable, so it must be post-processed Dubbing.

Line error correction and actor noise: On the shooting scene, actors may make slips of the tongue and need to reshoot, or their lines need to be modified for other reasons, which requires post-dubbing. In addition, actors may make some noise during filming, such as breathing, turning books, etc., which also need to be trimmed in post-production.

Artistic requirements: The dubbing of some film and television dramas is for artistic considerations. For example, in order to highlight the characteristics of a certain character or to express a certain emotion, the dubbing actors may use different intonations and timbres. In this case, post-dubbing is required.

Although actors’ original voices are rarely used in current film and television dramas, some viewers still hope to hear the actors’ real performances. Therefore, producers can retain the original soundtrack for specific scenes or characters, or provide the original soundtrack version in a special edition on DVD or online platform to meet the needs of these audiences.

In general, there are many reasons for using dubbing in film and television dramas, including both technical and artistic considerations. For the audience, they are more concerned about the overall performance of the work. Whether it is using the actor's original voice or dubbing, as long as it can present a high level of performance and production, it will be recognized and loved by the audience.