The day I recorded the sounds of a frozen lake was one of those wow moments where you hear something fresh (no pun intended!). The ice contracting and expanding can cause those lasery chirps. But in this case there were (many) ice skaters at the far end of the lake. Its the reflected wave of their blades impacting on the ice that you hear, much like when you a throw stone in water. High frequencies arrive first because they travel faster, creating this pitch bend effect.
Sound Postcard 04 // Cannes 2015
Cannes- undoubtedly host to the most glamorous film festival in the world. A week of premiers, private yachts and helicopters coming and going, as the film world's finest descend on a small town on the French Riviera.
I was working there, but got to spend an evening soaking it all up- this is what it sounds like...
The poster at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival paid homage to Ingrid Bergman
Sound Postcard 03 // Berlinale Palast
A few weeks back at the Berlin Film Festival, we were invited to the premiere of Gone With The Bullets. When the stars are gone and all is said and done, this is what the red carpet backstage sounds like...
Have a great weekend everyone!
Here's a few cool finds...
Sound Postcard 02 // Sri Lanka
Autumn has well and truly arrived to Ireland. The wet and windy weather's left me feeling nostalgic for warmer climes- namely Sri Lanka where I lived for a year. It's the most amazing country; so varied, full of history, noisy with a wealth of smell and sound.
This is a little snippet of a journey I took a couple of years ago. I found it in the archives and it brought back a lot of good memories.
Hope it's a cracking week for everyone :)
Sound Postcard 01 // Perito Moreno
Whenever I've been away, either travelling or for work, I've sent Sound Postcards to family and friends. I find the combination of a still image with audio to be more moving than a quick video. A bit like audio books, part of the work is done for you but you still need to use your imagination to build the full picture, and I think that stays with you for longer.
Sound is almost always coupled with moving images, but photos allow you to keep the auditory sense at centre stage. Something we're always aiming for!
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, 1/6/2010
Dear May,
It's early in the morning and I finally made it to this amazing corner of Patagonia. I tried getting inside the park in the middle of the night to beat the crowds but the guards wouldn't let me so I set camp in front of the gate and waited anxiously between snoozes, like it was the first day of sales at El Corte Inglés.
I managed to wake up on time and still be the first car in so got a good hour one-to-one with Perito Moreno. And the wait was all worth it as the monstrous glacier offered itself up in full; rips, cracks, booms and splashes continuously animating the morning. You know Perito Moreno is one of the few glaciers in the world that isn't receeding?
Thank you Perito, thank you Patagonia. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. One day, we'll go back together.
Love,
A.