wanda5678 t1_it1ooad wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:35 AM

Reply to comment by JayCroghan in IAmAn Irish guy who worked as an extra and got speaking parts in 3 Chinese blockbusters last year, Battle At Lake Changjin 1 & 2 and Wandering Earth 2! by JayCroghan

I think it is common in China to dub over everyone, even the Mandarin speakers and main stars. It helps production not worry about sound while filming because they can edit in the sounds and voices they want later. It's weird but some Chinese actors and actresses have go-to voice actors and actresses when they film dramas / movies because they are so good at getting the pacing right and they 'sound right' for their face (lol).

Thanks for sharing, this was very interesting to read.

JayCroghan OP t1_it1rij5 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:18 AM

It’s weird we spent so much time doing what we thought was making the audio correct. We shot that one scene where I talk for half a day!