The discussion on "neutral" generated some questions for me about how sound design in Altman films is viewed by designers, particularly his use of radio mikes...
... absence of sound is a standpoint.:: i agree completely. i think that is what Mr Thom was conveying as well. significance in every 'orchestration' of sound....
Hi Pamela, It's nice to hear that even after 30, 40, 50 (?) years in the film business, Robert Altman is still sparking discussions about the use of sound in...
Jay Beck
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Jul 6, 2002 4:04 pm
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I will be out of the office starting 05.07.2002 and will not return until 12.08.2002. I will respond to your message when I return....
sindre.skjoeld@...
Jul 7, 2002 11:01 pm
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Dear Jay: As I am preparing to write my next essay/protest to my United Nation's Committee Against Torture, I would like to note that the "discussion" you...
Sound Database, organised by Sound Research Group, Staffordshire University Dear Colleagues in Sound One of the exciting features of SOUNDING OUT, the...
Gianluca Sergi
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Jul 29, 2002 4:47 pm
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Hi, Can anyone recommend a personal minidisc recorder that doesn't need to be plugged into the ac to be able to record via a microphone? also does anybody know...
got cut off by a lightning strike there, yes I'd like to thank Gianluca and evryone for sounding out, i hope everyones ears are buzzing with possibilities. ...
Hey James, I just spent a month touring Italy with my Sony ECM-MS907 mini stereo mic and my Sony MZ-R700 MD walkman. The quality, I think, is superb. The...
Hey folks, Just new in this area of the neighbourhood, so treat me gently. I am technically learning my trade as an animator, but have this avid interest in...
... New technology gives you the possibilities to do more in the time available. But with technology alone, you won't get the ideal result. To a certain level...
After my somewhat `naïve' first post (thankyou for my many inciteful replies btw – I still have personal replies to make to these v. soon), I have been...
The "advancements in technology questions" don't really get down to the nitty gritty of analysing sound design and sound in film in general and with respect...
Sally Corbett
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Aug 20, 2002 6:27 am
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... dear donna and all, i'm sorry about my increasing frustration on these matters, but i can't help hearing echoes of the age-old dispute over the...
Antti-Ville M Karja
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Aug 20, 2002 6:59 am
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... I speak Thai, which is a tonal language as well. Every word can have 5 different meanings/tones (falling, rising, high, mid, low). The difference between...
I think we all have to deal with whatever time, environment etc. we live in. That's what makes our art interesting - a reflection of who we are and how we...
Sally Corbett
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Aug 20, 2002 1:19 pm
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... I'm a little surprised by the responses to this as I think it's a very valid question. And I think the answer depends on where you're working. Hollywood...
But what i am ... i too, think it's an interesting question. i'm no authority on this matter, but i'd like to comment. As a sound designer student myself,...
I agree with Richard that where you're working is a very important point. And hence the attitudes of the production companies and people with whom you are ...
Sally Corbett
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Aug 20, 2002 11:02 pm
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Hi Donna, Sally et al, Extended response below. In a nutshell it is no more difficult now than each preceeding 3-5 year period. It is just different. There are...
This is the sort of stuff that makes us diverse and individual - I vote for more of this. More diversity, and less of the domination of so called 'global'...
Sally Corbett
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Aug 22, 2002 12:35 am
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... It would be interesting indeed to study other possibilities of emotion-communication. Pluk...
I fully agree with Sally from Australia...we from South America, Latin America, have the same -maybe more dramatic- problem of cultural identity, cultural...
I wonder are tertiary instutions in "The North" adressing any of these diversity issues in their film sound courses? I understand that India is the only...
Sally Corbett
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Aug 29, 2002 1:33 am
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I had seen only two Indian films in my whole life, but one of them it was 'adapted' to the western interest. The other it was a short film, a very funny kind...
