In this episode (recorded during Ireland's second lockdown) Sinéad, Peter and Isaac talk about the challenges of creating a sound experience for live-streaming as opposed to a theatre or venue; from technical equipment and software at both ends, to emerging technologies that are developing to suit new needs.
They also share their experiences in theatre, where sound design has been, in general, brought in very late in the process, and the difficulties this entails at many levels.
For Isaac, sound should be a main part in developing the theatre narrative and therefore sound designers should be a key part of the creative process.
Peter Power believes that sound design is becoming more important but conversations need to happen at national level with policy makers; he also thinks that this milieu is changing as new generations of theatre artists are embracing new approaches to the creative process.
For Sinéad, one of the key aspects is the obsolescence of the tech model, which has remained the same for a long time, even if the technologies have changed drastically.
They also reflect on the lack of sound design training or education specific to theatre, sound design being by nature very interdisciplinary, and the implications of such.
Finally, they talk about collaborating with other designers, and issues related to terminology, like the sometimes not very clear difference between sound designer and composer, and the implications of conflating both roles.
We hope you enjoy it!
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DESIGNERS WEBSITES
https://soundcloud.com/sinead-diskin
https://www.isaacgibson.co.uk/
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PRODUCTIONS MENTIONED
Happy Days – Live Broadcast written by Samuel Beckett directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
Olympia Theatre and Landmark Productions
https://www.landmarkproductions.ie/production/happy-days/
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These podcasts are possible thanks to the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland www.dcci.ie. Each episode covers different aspects of scenography and its processes with designers from all disciplines at a variety of stages in their careers.
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