When the sound of an actor’s step becomes important! Iran and world’s news
Arash Ghasemi, the voice actor of cinema and television, who these days has the movie “Maslehat” on the cinema screen and the series “Soran” is being broadcast on TV, in a conversation with Mehr reporter about his activities these days, he said: the reality is that in one year past and after the seriesNeighbors“I didn’t have any new work and the reason is that basically these days productions in cinema have decreased and unfortunately many projects have either not been released yet or if they have entered the production stage, they have not reached the sound department. That’s why I don’t have anything else to do these days except for a few short films.
He also said about the boom in production in the home television network: “Of course, we also like to work in this field, but the problem is that the platforms still do not intend to make the salaries real in the technical departments.” After all, the guys in the audio industry like to stick to the approved figures, but the platforms say that we should determine the cooperation figure and usually they suggest low figures, which does not make any economic sense for us to accept.
This voice continued: It is true that they say that the payment figures from the platforms are better than other areas, but the fact is that these figures are not consistent with the existing inflation. Producers and production managers resist a lot to increase wages in the new year, and this makes the more experienced ones not willing to cooperate and they go to the less experienced and inexperienced people. Most of them are not very sensitive about quality issues and just want their work to start.
He added: Many of our well-known colleagues are forced to reject their job offers due to financial issues, and projects go to inexperienced people. I myself afterNeighborsI did not get any project. On TV, I had two series “Fire and Wind” and “Soran”, the first one ended and the second one has just been aired. Besides Soran, I don’t have any other serious work these days.
Special attention to the details Audio and video in “Soran”
Referring to the “Soran” series, Ghasemi explained: The experience of working in this series was very good for me because I had worked less on that period of history and had no experience of it. The director and producer of this project during the production in a way the details They had noticed that the work for me as a voiceover had become very simple. so much the details in the picture have been well observed that I can do it too in return I use its audio.
He added: On the other hand, the atmosphere of the story of “Soran” is related to the Kurdistan region, and I used the music and sounds of that region and tried to create the listening texture of that region for the audience. These things cannot be seen as a challenge and in my opinion more Part of It is the charm of our work. Regarding “Soran”, it was in such a way that I can say that, at least on television, I have seen less attention and respect compared to the details we have been In terms of voice acting, I think it was a very good experience, which is also a good thing in my career. This good thing is also a product of the presence of a good producer and director. If the producer is in compliance the details He did not accompany the director, maybe the atmosphere of the series could not reflect the atmosphere of those years so well.
“Sound” can create geography and history
“Maslehat” sound engineer also said about the difference in sounding in films related to historical periods compared to films that have modern stories: We are in the field of sounding. we say Sound can create a historical period for us. This is one of our working principles. We believe that “sound” can create geography and history in a film, and we can convey this geography and history to the audience through sound.
He added: In a film like “Maslaht”, what becomes important is that we know what voices we faced in that historical period. Basically, the sound space in the 60s with the sound space in the decade 1400 It has been different. I also tried to find the sounds of that period and this was the most important challenge for me. For example, the sound of loudspeakers or the playing of military marches and hymns in those years frequency could be heard The sound of the phone ringing in those years is very different from recent years. Even the sound of an ambulance siren on the street was different from the sound of today’s ambulances.
This voice actor emphasized: This movie was filmed and created in the streets of 99 Ambience (ambient sound) suitable for the 60s is a challenge for both the sound engineer and the sound engineer. In creating the atmosphere, I had to act in such a way that the sound of the film evokes the mood of the 60s for the audience.
Ghasemi also said about the effect of a film’s content approach on the design of its sound space: naturally, we, as sound engineers, when we read the script, reach a sound space in our minds and we have to check it with the director. If the film has a religious mood, it needs an atmosphere, and when the film takes on a political tone, we must take this into account in the sound of the film. For example, I can mention the sound of the actors’ feet, which can create stress for the audience. Maybe in a normal movie, when the actor is walking normally, we don’t make a sound for his steps, but when the movie is supposed to have a tense and inflamed atmosphere, the sound should also serve to create this atmosphere, and in the same way, we also make the sound of walking. characters We raise it higher than normal.
In the end, he said: When he is supposed to create inflammation in moments of the film, the sound engineer tries to convey this inflammation to the audience by using measures such as the sound of the door hinge and intensifying sounds such as the physical sound of a gun or much smaller sounds.