What role can impressionistic sound design have in documentary films? In this episode from Dolby Institute, sound designer/mixer Coll Anderson explains it’s all about “telling human stories.” Anderson walks listeners through a number of scenes, including a critical scene from his most recent work, Andrew Jarecki’s The Jinx Box for HBO. He explains how Errol Morris liberated sound design in non-fiction film, why Foley is sometimes necessary to get to the heart of a story, and how a train whistle in the distance can lead us to an understanding of loneliness.
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