Film is a visual medium, but if you truly want to immerse your audience in the experience on screen, you want to have high-quality sound. One of the most intense experiences I've had this year was watching the Steve McQueen movie Blitz on Apple TV+. Blitz's sound department was run by James Harrison, who also worked on Ridley Scott movies like The Last Duel and Napoleon. Harrison worked hard to design the soundscape, which is largely driven by sound and the trauma within the sound of bombing, to stand out and connect with viewers. It was our pleasure to sit down with him and to hear about his job Let's dive in. - YouTube www.youtube.com Editor's note: the following interview is edited for length and clarity. No Film School: How were you approached for Blitz and what were those early conversations with director Steve McQueen like? James Harrison: Paul (Cotterell) and I have built a strong working relationship with Steve McQueen over the years, so we were brought into Blitz very early on. We received the script early in the process, along with updates as revisions came through, and made sure to clear our schedules for it.Our initial conversations with Steve focused on some of the sound notes embedded in the script, but the real deep dive into the soundscape didn’t happen until he was in the cutting room. That’s when we started exploring his ideas in detail and working collaboratively to shape the film’s sonic identity and push its...
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