Martine Huvenne and Belgian filmmaker Elias Grootaers explore embodied listening in documentary film. They consider how to work with sound and audiovisual composition within a phenomenological approach to documentary filmmaking in order to create a direct experience for the audience.
The Audiovisual Chord - In the first of a series, Huvenne sets out an approach to filmmaking as a composition of sound, music, speech and images. And within this approach, the embodied first person perspectives of both the listener/spectator and the creator each play crucial roles.
Having gained a worldwide reputation for his work composing games music (Harry Potter, RuneScape, Command and Conquer and more), BAFTA winner James Hannigan transitioned into television series and audio drama including Audible's The Sandman and Alien series. This reflective discussion centres on Hannigan's experiences in the various entertainment industries, exploring the distinct narrative demands, production methods, and audience responses across these diverse mediums.
The growing popularity of film music has intensified the desire of many composers to enter the world of film, tv and games music.
But how does a young person take the first steps to enter the profession? What skills do they need, what training should they seek, what attitudes should they develop to help them achieve this goal?
Theatre director Sinéad Rushe discusses the rehearsal process for her forthcoming production of Othello at London's Riverside Studios (4-28 October). In collaboration with sound designer Ali Taie, the production explores live vocal manipulation to evoke the nightmarish mental space of Othello’s hijacked, distorted imagination.
Module 3: Music and Cases of Complex Sound Design
Saturday-Sunday, 8-9 July, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (BST London) each day.
Tickets can be purchased independently of Module 2.
Module 2: Sound design for spaces and locations
Saturday-Sunday, 10-11 June, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (BST London) each day
Tickets can be purchased independently of Module 3.
Module 1: Approaches to sound design
Saturday-Sunday, 13-14 May, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (BST London) each day
Midge Costin, director/producer of Making Waves: The Art of Cinema Sound, and four masters of American film sound, discuss the current state of Hollywood soundtrack production.