As part of my inspiration for the sound to screen project I looked at There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007), as it is a very similar film in many ways to No Country for Old Men, the film I was working on. Both are incredibly minimalist in their approach to sound, with very little reliance on music/score to drive the narrative. In both cases, narrative is aided by the use of silence and the heightened perception of normally minor sounds. Dialogue (especially in There Will Be Blood) is brought forward in stunning clarity, leaving the audience hanging on every word, simply due to the absence of all other sounds.
I choses to employ the minimalist technique in my own clip to heighten the tension and focus on key moments. I was influenced heavily by the opening scene of There Will Be Blood, as Chris Scarabosio (sound designer) has chosen to strip away almost everything but the obvious kinetic sounds. Proof here that silence can be more effective than constant sounds.
The clip above has a fantastic example of the 'zoning out', 'shell-shocked' effect of hearing loss, also seen in the openings of Saving Private Ryan and Master and Commander. Having learnt how to do this on Soundtrack Pro (using touch/latch to manipulate the effect intensity), I look forward to including it in a future project.
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