Arrival (2016) Scene Emulation
Click title to see video ( YouTube Link ) ARRIVAL (2016) SCENE EMULATION: First Contact Scene Accompanying Score: First Encounter by Johann Johannsson (starts at 2:10 in SCENE) Project started August 16, finished September 14 Documenting my thought process: How do I trim clips in Pro Tools? This is so hard. I miss Logic. Figured out how to trim clips. Thank you, “Pro Tools For Dummies.” Lined up the score with the scene’s audio track. The scene starts at 2:10 in the score. Created sound map (below). There’s a canary. I’m Canary. Spooky. These heptapod noises are gonna be hard to make. Watched the film commentary with the sound designers. Went for “sacred” and “intimidating.” The heptapods’ bodies are chamberlike (no mouth), thinking about the physical components of their body that makes noise. Resonance. Recorded native New Zealand birds, pitched down. Used bagpipes, digeridoos, breathing through it. Rice paper to construct a lung. Gurgling. Raspy....
