{"id":3138,"date":"2022-06-03T21:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T15:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schooltimesindia.com\/?p=3138"},"modified":"2022-06-06T14:26:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T08:56:18","slug":"sound-has-the-ability-to-define-the-space-and-meaning-resul-pookutty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schooltimesindia.com\/archives\/3138","title":{"rendered":"Sound has the ability to define the space and meaning : Resul Pookutty"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mumbai :<\/strong>\u00a0 Sound has the ability to define the space and meaning. Camera only catches a picture, which is abstract, with sound its meaning is defined, said Resul Pookutty.<\/p>\n Addressing a masterclass on \u2018Aesthetics of Sound in Cinema\u2019 at the 17th<\/sup>\u00a0Mumbai International Film Festival- MIFF 2022, Shri Pookutty said, \u201cSound generates the desired meaning in a film, as envisioned by the director.<\/p>\n He further said that a sound designer does the selective listening for audience.\u00a0 \u201cAs a sound designer I select from umpteen numbers of sounds available with me and present a package to the audience, which becomes a holistic experience for them\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Narrating his experience of the Oscar award winning film\u00a0Slumdog Millionaire<\/em>, Shri Pookutty said, human brain processes sound in a certain way, which a sound designer must understand. \u201cI designed sound for Slumdog Millionaire on the basic idea of how a human brain processes sound? Accordingly we recorded the sound using multiple cameras and designed it\u201d.<\/p>\n Talking about different forms of sounds used in filmmaking, the noted sound designer said, \u201cIn films we broadly use five different types of sounds which are: Production Sound, Foley sound, Ambience Sound, Designed Sound, and Music.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhile designing sound, we have to keep in mind, the context of story, vision of the director and socio-cultural aspects in which it is being set\u201d, he said while citing the experience of the film \u2018The Good Road\u2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Differentiating between a dialogue and speech, he said spoken dialogue thrown into an acoustic environment, captured by a microphone with emotion becomes a speech. \u201cWhen we deal with a dialogue in a film, we are actually trying to create a speech, which will set an emotional connection with the audience\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n Resul Pookutty<\/strong>\u00a0is a leading sound designer, production mixer, sound effects, foley editor and post-production re-recording mixer who has brought Indian cinema sound to a new level. Passionate about sound, he is the master of a multitude of techniques and equipment Blending technology with strong Indian aesthetics. Pookutty has recorded, edited, engineered and designed more than 90 films in a short span of his illustrious career, and won national and international recognition for his work.<\/p>\n Pookutty is the recipient of numerous awards and honours for his contribution to cinema including the Academy Award of Merit, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts-BAFTA and the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) awards for his work in\u00a0Slumdog Millionaire<\/em>\u00a0(2008). His award-winning filmography includes Roar-Tigers of Sunderbans,\u00a0Unfreedom<\/em>,\u00a0India’s Daughter<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja<\/em>. He has also been conferred with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2010.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n