Reflection on Audio
With Sølfesten concluded, I had time to reflect on the experience I had working as a live recordist on this project.
At the beginning I had taken on very few roles that could be considered live recording. Therefore I knew I had a lot of learning ahead of me, which I welcomed.
The first trip was a steep learning curve which I’ve gone into detail about in previous posts, and will talk about in my evaluation. Having faulty audio equipment forced me to think on my feet, and while this may have a negative effect on some parts of the final film, I feel the lessons learned the ability I had to adjust and fix parts of the audio while on location, will aid me greatly in future creative roles.
The second and third trips were far less eventful, which to be honest if how you want a role as a live recordist to go. With a newfound knowledge of live recording and full working equipment, I was able to capture audio that was of great quality and would lend itself well to the final film.
Overall I am happy with the role I played in the production process. As stated prior to this post, live recording is not something I will go into in the future. But that does not mean this experience was anything less than a positive one. The creative crossover with creative direction (my intended creative focus post-graduation) are numerous. Further, as stated many times over the course of this production section of the blog, we all played a part in the creative direction and narrative construction of this documentary. To view the overall outcome of the film, I am sure I will be very pleased with it as a whole, and something that I will be able to show employers and peers a like.
With that being said, it is now time to move onto the post-production stage of the making process.
