If I ask the question to a regular person; "what is film?", the person would answer something like, a story told in pictures. And that would be a correct answer. And with film we think about actors, directors, camera and lights. Even during my study, the focus of filmmaking lies in these terms. But something that is underestimated is sound.
When I was shooting my first film,
Het Schilderij, I made a misstake with scouting my location. I found a beautiful, historical location, but the location was on busy street. I had a good sound recorder/mixer who know how to deal with these situations and created a good sound mix for my film. But this is the moment I realized that sound for a film needs the same attention as the picture itself.
Today I read an article on
filmnieuws.nu about the new film of the dutch filmmakers Eugenie Jansen and Albert Elings
Above my head, which was shot in 3D. Elings quoted "Geluid is leidend in het verbeelden van ruimte...", which means "Sound leads imagining the space..." I am not sure if they know something about the new sound technology, auro - 3D, but I would know this technique would make there film even more realistic, where sound and the image comes together.
I am not so technical to explain how Auro 3D works, but I know that the experience of sound becomes more realistic. The attached video explain visually how it works.
Unfortunately, experiencing this new sound-technique is very limited. The Theater Kinepolis in Antwerpen would be the first cinema in West Europe who would use this technique. Some cinema's in USA, China and Russia have this new sound system.
So for me it will take some time to experience this, but for now, I would work with Stereo and finish the musicvideo I shot last Saturday. But about this project would follow later.
