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In reply to the discussion: '60 Minutes' admits error in dubbing noises over quiet Tesla electric car [View all]Ethics in advertising demands the reverse to be true. An honest advertisement would overlay a recording of the sound the car actually makes. If that recording is not distinguishable from the absence of a recording that is great for the purpose of the advertisement but you still perform and include the recording. Assuming of course you are adhering to an ethical standard.
I don't preclude the possibility that someone made a mistake, but I am not convinced it was the tech because if it was the producer and half a dozen other people should have caught it before it aired. So either someone wasn't doing their job or someone was up to no good. It could have been in the plans all along and the tech just followed the instructions given since he/she is not necessarily aware of the details of the script wouldn't have known better, or someone up to no good added it after the fact. The only way the tech could be at fault is if it was being handled live which makes no sense in this case. Maybe if you are doing a report on a hurricane and you tell the tech to add in some background wind sound effects because the on site mic isn't picking those up and do it on the fly then he accidentally grabs the earthquake sound track that issue occurs and is the fault of the technician. This case however should be prerecorded. Which means it was either planned or added by the last person in the verification process which isn't the tech.