“What is the role of sound supervisor in current motion picture industry?"
Sound supervisor is not only the executive producer of sound in post-production system but also can have an enormous effects on aesthetics through pre-production and product...
“What is the role of sound supervisor in current motion picture industry?"
Sound supervisor is not only the executive producer of sound in post-production system but also can have an enormous effects on aesthetics through pre-production and production stage. This phenomenon is due to the development of digital imaging technology. The development of digital imaging technology has changed the overall look of the movie making process. Reduction of cost, shortened production period and attempting various experiments for aesthetics are the most notable changes via digital technology. However, in addition to economical advantages production-wise, such technical development will have a huge influence on aesthetic elements. In case of traditional movie making process, directing abilities were given strong priority over technical elements such as editing and sound, which were widely considered to be only accessorial. However such trend is surely narrow-minded. Referring to the quote once made by George Lucas that "Sound is 50% of moviegoing experience", wouldn't it be right to carefully assume that the importance of sound, that has only played a supporting role to directing, now accounts for half of what a movies represents aesthetically? Although not surprisingly one could say such assumption is exaggerated and a logical leap is involved, a quote by George Lucas, a legendary director could imply a lot. Having said so, from an aesthetic development point of view, value of technical producers who are responsible for post-production can be considered very crucial to the entire film industry. In this thesis, the influence of developing digital imaging technology on film's aesthetic development will be discussed by researching the process of making sound for the movie [Blind].