Building a wild sound palette is solitary work, requiring early mornings, late nights and careful planning. Recording these nighttime frogs in Uganda meant setting up before their chorus began.
Successful wildlife recordings require patience and knowledge of wildlife behavior. Animals often respond to a sound recordist with alarm calls, instead of natural behavior. These Yellowstone bison were comfortable because the equipment was at a habitat boundary.
Stereo recordings add depth to any production. How a stereo mic is oriented affects the listener’s relationship to the place. This 300 mile river expedition in the Central African Republic was alive with gallery forest animals.
VR sound is a constant balance between hiding equipment and capturing the sonic experience. It demands creativity, compromise and flexibility.
Sound comes from all directions. This Alaskan glacier rumbled from below and trickled water from above. Finding the best stereo image means moving around and listening for the optimal stereo image.
Whether it’s rifle shots, whispers or roaring elephants, VR audio requires a quiver a microphones and creative placement. Shadowing these Congolese park guards in the bush meant working quickly and quietly.
Adding a stereo mic to traditional filming can expand the sense of place. Filming this week-long, Gabonese jungle trek demanded efficiency, where switching between host audio and stereo wild track was seamless.
The cycle of life on the border of Sudan and DRC. While the image is jarring, the sound of flies adds intensity to this recent hyena feeding.