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Decisions

July 27, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

“You learn that the most important thing that you can do as a sound designer is to make the right choice, for the right sound, at the right moment in the film”

–Ben Burtt

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Comments

  1. GriG says

    July 27, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Yeah, really!
    And most of all, our work has got to be “transparent”!

  2. Ayssar says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    Yeah !!! A big Ben Burtt !!!

  3. JPN says

    July 29, 2010 at 5:49 am

    That’s kinda like saying “The most important thing you can do as a sound designer is the right thing.” Well, yeah. I’m always trying to do the right thing.

    Not a very profound quote.

  4. Miguel Isaza says

    July 29, 2010 at 11:09 am

    JPN, it’s not that simple. The quote for me is here just to remember us that sound designers are not just technicians. Every sound designer is an artist, who make creative and crucial decisions all the time.

    It’s not simply “do the right thing”. It’s about remember the importance of a sound designer decision in each moment on the film. You can make a right sound but the moment is not the best for that sound, or you can put a sound in a great moment but it’s not the right sound, thus ruining your chance of making a good job.

    Well, not a very profund quote in a philosophical way, but a very importance quote to remember what a sound designer has to think about.

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