Re: Balancing the Technical with the Artistic...

[Dan Dugan <>]

>I need to supply the ambiences for a film set in the American
>southwest - Utah, Arizona,
>New Mexico - in the parlance of film sound, nothing says "desert"
>like cicadas - it's a
>Hollywood cliche - but in my limited visits to the deserts of
>southern California, the actual
>acoustic impression that hit me was near-total silence - not a
>viable option for a feature
>film, since it would most likely read as a mistake, or omission (or
>simply lazy sound
>work!).
>
>My question to the group mind is:  what interesting, non-cicada
>nature sounds evoke the
>American southwest deserts for you?

I've got some long takes from Joshua Tree National Park. There are
some sparse sections.

Come to my annual open house on Sunday, and I'll play them for you.

-Dan Dugan


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