Belazs

I've written two research papers on sound design in film before. I love sound. I also think that it is incredibly important in films, and usually overlooked as such.

I liked how Belazs drew comparisons to theatre and silent film, to describe how unique the element of sound is in sonic cinema. How silences are incredibly powerful when linked up with an image and heard between sound environments. And silences on the stage can only really last for 5 seconds, but silences in film can last for minutes, without losing their power. Silent films can't create this power of silence, because they are totally silent, and the audience can't feel the shift between sound and silence. I liked the idea how film can recreate different sonic landscapes accurately, because of the use of microphones. And how in film objects can have sonic personalities when inter-cut with different shot ratios.

Belazs had interesting, and even romantic, ideas about sound. It made me think about sound in new ways. I like that.