The oneiric realm in this analysis concerns the dreams that Jiro experiences when he is sleeping and the visions that predict the outcome of a new aircraft construction or of relevant events in the narrative. These visions (while lacking a better term for the intensive and complex world of Miyazaki) emerge on circumstance, many times illustrating the genius aircraft […]
The Wind Rises is the first film being covered on this sound analysis upcoming series. Among the the many many films I’ve watched, TWR, was the one that left on me a significant impression with its exceptional approach to sound design. Now I need to admit here – as a person living in the western culture, film […]
There is nothing to hear on this post, not on your headphones. But there is an incredible imaginary while I try to learn this place through sound. I have been in São Paulo, Brazil, for 7 days now and although I brought my upgraded gear, I have just recorded a few times, at least for this […]
Below I link the first review for AudioNewsRoom I’ve done on the impressive Pro Sound Effects Hybrid Library. This was the first of three where I go into some detail with organising and metadata. Would love to hear your comments on which points you would like me to go over in the next two reviews! […]
“So did you record any nice sounds?” “Yes, I caught some trees creaking, that was quite nice!” “Your microphones must be very sensitive, right?” “You mean because I got the trees creaking?” “Yes.” “But you can hear for yourself those trees over there creaking right now.” “Ah!….” I have been trying to force the principle of […]
Having to record sound on a daily basis as a job, I get many new impressions and thoughts. This is a series that will be a way of sharing those. Many of the posts will be very short. Some might also be from other authors. Feel free to leave a comment and contribute with your […]
A few months ago Paul Virostek contacted me to ask a few questions about my field recording practice and launch it as an interview on his second series of “A month of field recordists”. It was (really) an honour, and a surprise, since his blog – and his books – have been what inspired me […]
This is a post with the collaboration of my friend and director Sérgio. We will both share our thoughts on our process creating and communicating between a sound designer and a director. This idea came up long time ago when we were both whining about the people we were working with and for; and the realisation […]
In February, Paulo Dantas, a composer, improviser and field recordist, visited Stockholm as a guest composer at Elektronmusik Studion, to master two new music releases (Eva Mitocondrial, by Insignificanto, and Facies, by Bella) and to make some critical listening. We got the opportunity to meet and he very kindly agreed to share insights on listening, field […]
Field Recording is much more than assembling an audio kit and record. It´s much more than technique and technology. Only over the past few months I realised how important it has been on a personal level to practice Field Recording. By understanding what events or things I was prone to record, I also gained perspective […]
Melissa Pons 