Sorry, this comes as a bit of a late response, however, does anyone know
how/where this movie can be watched? The online option is only available in
Ireland and I don't have a DVD player :( Any leads would be greatly appreciated
:)
Thanks,
Eric
On 27/01/2014, at 9:40 AM, wrote:
> > Have any of you seen Silence, an Irish film from 2012? It tells the story
> > of a sound recordist, working in Germany, who comes home to Ireland to find
> > and record silence.
>
> Nick,
>
> I saw it about a year ago in an arts house cinema. It is well worth viewing.
>
> My only caveat was that the background "silence" levels as shown were on a
> par with the cinema and audience noise levels and indeed my own breathing
> sounds, but it was a good representation on our take on "silence". Indeed it
> was a sound recordist's film, including both filmmaker and audience.
>
> I'd like to see it again on DVD in my own ambience. What was great about it
> was that it was not afraid to reproduce real quiet background sounds between
> chatting with various local contributors. Beautiful scenery with beautiful
> real sounds.
>
> Just to be difficult, there is one one obviously track laid and dubbed
> sequence that stood out as non-sync. :-)
>
> In contrast, a natural history TV film recently played and discussed some
> birdsong but overlaid it with muzak. I can't think why, but this habit is
> getting more common.
>
> David Brinicombe
>
>
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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