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You've recently done the sound for the movie Defarious
- so before anything else, what's that movie about?
Defarious
is a short horror film about a young woman who is haunted by
her nightmares so bad that she begins to become delusional about what's in
her imagination and what is actually real. So
what can you tell us about your work on the sound, and to what extent do
you think your sound design helped carry the story and/or atmosphere?
I was fortunate enough to be able do some of the sound design for the
film. I think the sounds I helped create for the film will make the
audience feel like they are experiencing the situation with the character.
We tried to make it feel as real as we could without over-doing it. The
sounds and music in Defarious
will remind you of the classic horror films
of the late 70's and early 80's. Like those films we tried to create a
feeling through the sounds and the music with the help of imagery. As well
as leaving certain things to the imagination because some times that is a
lot scarier than anything you can put on screen.
How
did you get involved with the project in the first place?
At the time I was just starting my own production studio, but had an
interest in working on films because I had done music for so many years. I
wanted to venture into a new world of audio. Chase Michael Pallante [Chase
Michael Pallante interview - click here]
contacted me stating he was going to be working on a horror film, and I am
a huge fan of horror. He asked me if I would be interested in doing some
sound for the film, and I agreed. It was the best of both worlds for me.
What
can you tell us about Defarious'
director Chase Michael Pallante [Chase
Michael Pallante interview - click here], and what was your
collaboration like? Well first and foremost I consider
Chase Michael Pallante family. I have known him for well over ten years.
Ever since I've known him he's been passionate about movies - particularly
horror films. Knowing him and how driven he is I knew that once he got his
chance to work on his own it would be amazing. And I wasn't wrong. Defarious
is one of the best short horror films I have seen. He put so
much work and dedication into creating this film. Chase Michael Pallante
has always been the type to think outside the box. During this
collaboration we would both stay up late nights around the clock working
on the sound for the film. He knew exactly what he wanted and would do a
great job explaining it to me. I would then work for hours on trying to
create the sound that was in his mind. For months we would exchange files
with notes on what would work and what needed to be changed. It was a long
process, but Chase made it fun and interesting just
because that's the type of personality he has.
photography by: White Wave Musik Studios
courtesy of R&F Entertainment |
Do take us through the process of
doing sound design and sound mix for Defarious? The
process was long. I had to forget everything I knew about mixing sort to
speak in order to allow my imagination to create the sounds. I had done
music for so long that I was stuck on everything needs to be perfect
mentality. However, when you're creating sounds sometimes imperfection is
what is needed until the post production team does the sound final mixing
and mastering. Once I allowed myself to break free of "the audio
mixing rules" I had learned in school I was able to start having fun
and creating sounds in order to achieve what we were going for. As
far as I know, you not only did the sound design but also helped out as a
boom operator on set - so do talk about the shoot for a bit, and the
on-set atmosphere? Yeah I went out on the set for one night
and helped out as a boom operator. It was an interesting experience for me
because I had never been on a movie set before. So much was happening;
practice shoots, hair and makeup, scene setups, etc. But everyone on set
was eager and willing to help out in any way they could. The cast and
crew worked well together and provided input on what we thought would work
and not work in the scenes. Chase Michael Pallante from the very
beginning wanted to make Defarious
into a great film. And so did everyone
involved. So how did you get involved in the filmworld to
begin with, and why of all things as a soundman?
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photography by: White Wave Musik Studios
courtesy of R&F Entertainment |
After
graduating from audio school I had done an internship at a music production
company that worked on big Hollywood films. That was my first exposure to
working in the film industry. So when I started my own company I wanted to
pursue that avenue, but more with sound instead of music. I chose to be a
soundman because it allowed me to still be creative. What
can you tell us about your filmwork prior to Defarious? I
really didn't have any prior filmwork until Defarious, however, I did
years of audio engineering in the music industry. Sound
designers, filmmakers, whoever else who inspire you? I
would say that John Carpenter and his film Halloween inspired me. That
film was so well put together from the visuals to the sound design and
music. As a child it frightened me and to this day I still love to watch
that movie every halloween because it still frightens me. Your
favourite movies? My favorite movie is Halloween...hands
down. ... and of course, films you really
deplore? Anything that is a musical.
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I currently don't have any social media but I would like to tell people
to go to
www.Defarious.com for
more information on the film. They can also visit the film's Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/DefariousIsComing/
and on Instagram:
www.instagram.com/defariousfilm
@defariousfilm.
Subscribe to the film for exclusive details at
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when it releases on Friday, October 12!
I am so proud of this film and I know everyone else will love it too.
Thanks
for the interview!
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