Where there's a horse, there's a neigh: why must we hear animals on screen?

A sharp-eared reviewer reckons film-makers use the same sound recording every time a horse appears. What’s more, she says, it’s the wrong one

How can you be sure a horse is a horse? Usually, it is obvious, but no more so than on screen, when you often hear it neigh. And it’s driving at least one equestrian-minded ITV viewer mad.

IMDb-user sarahjgodley “thoroughly enjoyed” the recent adaptation of Vanity Fair, according to her online review that went viral last week: “EXCEPT for the usual flaw in historical dramas … Every single time a horse appears on screen, you hear a neigh, even though it’s apparent that the horse in question is not neighing – it’s like hearing the sound of a dog barking although the dog shown has its mouth shut.”

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Qotd66
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