Our writers pick the best sound design of 2020 and write about why its so key to the film’s success.
Sound Design
Ep. 75: Sound of Metal and Blind: Portrayals of disability
Sound of Metal & Blind take different approaches to disability. We discuss the formula of the disability melodrama & more on this podcast.
‘The balance was found when we started to cry with each screening’: Sound editor Valérie Deloof on Proxima
Valérie Deloof on editing the sound for Proxima, collaboration in post-production, and creating an immersive soundscape.
‘This film is a cemetery’: Kirsten Johnson on Dick Johnson is Dead
Kirsten Johnson discusses Dick Johnson is Dead, her surreal documentary about her father’s dementia, and how it made her think differently about life and death.
Sound designer Leslie Shatz on Kelly Reichardt, town sounds, and misbehaving dogs – an ebook preview
Shatz chats about his collaboration with Kelly Reichardt and how they avoid making the “feel good movie of the year.”
Carlo Mirabella-Davis on Swallow: Her ‘breakdown becomes a breakthrough’
Carlo Mirabella-Davis discusses Swallow, his prescient film about isolation and self-destruction.