Of all the human senses, the ear is probably the most industrious, working 24 hours a day, constantly helping people understand the world and enriching their imaginations, but it is often overlooked. A group of young people decided to use video to record the "sound legend" that we had never felt before.
Sound legend
Duration: 80 minutes × 1 episode
Quality: HD
Genre: Humanities Exploration Documentary
Publisher: Jingshang Media
The documentary "Sound Legend" uses "sound" as a clue to cover topics that young people are interested in: concerts, TV shows, movies, plays, audio equipment, Internet life, etc.
The filmmaker said that filming a documentary with the theme of "sound" is a new attempt, and it is quite difficult, because the sound is not concrete, and the content it contains is quite complex.
In order to clearly present the multiple dimensions of sound, the creator found one of the most important clues - people. Feeling and creating sound are done by people, because there are people, the sound has a legend.
The film fully shows the relationship between people and sound, and the main creator went to the United States to interview a number of artists who have participated in the sound production of heavyweight films such as "Superman: Man of Steel", "The Hobbit", "Transformers", "Burst Drummer", "Star Wars", "Harry Potter", "Star Trek", etc., and discover their legendary stories of recording and creating sound.
There are also ordinary people's "sound legends" are fully presented: the violin master Zheng Quan gives life to the music of trees, the electronic synthesizer inventor and performer Meng Qi uses electrical components to discover the possibility of sound, and the audiophile Li Jihui collects ancient music boxes to discover clues to human preservation of sound......
The film took nearly a year to shoot and produce, and in the end, what was presented to the audience was a vivid and visible "humanistic legend" about sound. Everyone finds that sound is a part of life, but surprisingly, they don't see it all in person.
Sound is not only a means for us to understand the world, but as technology changes, we create sound to influence the perception of others.
In the movie "Ambush on All Sides", the Zhang Ziyi water sleeve blow is a classic, and many people remember that picture, but they don't know that it is the sound that creates this impact.
Tao Jing, the sound engineer of the film, explained in "The Legend of Sound": "The sound can make the audience excited in 3 seconds, and the density of the water sleeve drumming and the strength of the impact are very particular, and it is this sound that makes the movie emotionally explode." ”
In addition to rendering emotions, voices are also shaping characters.
"The magic of sound is that when you close your eyes and hear the sound, you can tell the good guys and the bad guys. Erik Aadahl, the sound director of Transformers, said, "So they designed a sound for Optimus Prime with a lot of air in it, hoping to make people think of God. Megatron uses the sound of a sharp blade and the sound of a snake to make the audience feel evil.
Today, the means by which we record and create sounds are becoming more and more advanced and convenient, but there are still some sounds that have disappeared before they are recorded.
We always look for history from words and images, but we ignore that sound is also an important way to witness and pass on the heritage. "Sound Legends" provides a new possibility to feel and think with sound. It chooses to amplify the daily sound in this impetuous era, which may be a kind of sound awakening.
The documentary "Sound Legend" was distributed by Jingshang Media.