"Satu - Year of the Rabbit" - Ambisonics approach to feature films
In collaboration with the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Greenwich University, and with support from AMPS, the IPS presents a screening of “Satu - Year of the Rabbit” at the immersive Bathway Theatre (36.2 loudspeaker array)
IPS member Emanuele Costantini was the Production Sound Mixer for this feature film, which was shot on location in Laos using Ambisonics recording techniques to create a spatial audio mix. Emanuele was also the Sound Designer in post and Ben Carr was the Re-Recording Mixer. They will introduce the film and describe the process from location recording to final mix.
There will be a Q&A session after the film and then please join us for drinks in the lobby.
HOW TO BOOK
1. IPS Members - Click the "Register" button higher up the page
2. AMPS Members and UoG Students - Register here
The film
Bo (Vanthiva Saysana), a Laotian teenager with an abusive father, wants to study journalism at the University of Hanoi, Vietnam. As part of the application, she needs to send in a photojournalistic piece. Inspired by a project that could see her escape grimness, she sets off on a journey that takes her to the Pha Tang Temple, where she meets the young orphan Satu (Itthiphone Sonepho), taken in as a baby by the head monk. As the village tries to sort out the problem of unexploded bombs unearthed by floods, Bo agrees to head north with Satu in search of his mother – Satu hoping to find answers, Bo looking to carve out a story.
The Sound
Fully recorded and post-produced in Ambisonics, to respect the old style film approach of this film. The creative team wanted to get a stronger sense of the environment of the country they were filming in and wanted to get the audience immersed in the stunning landscapes, dramatic mountain silhouettes and intense colours, which support the dramatic story of this feature film.
In order to create an immersive experience for the audience Emanuele decided that the only way was to go for Spatial Sound using Ambisonics. There was no Laotian commercial sound library to rely on, so he had to build one while filming; grabbing Impulse Responses for each location, sound effects, footsteps etc, so that he and Ben had everything they needed to create a rich, immersive soundtrack in post-production.
Cast & Crew
Cast: Itthiphone Sonepho, Vanthiva Saysana, Athit Sylavong, Sonedala Sihavong,
Writer & Director: Joshua Trigg
Producer: Joshua Trigg, James Chegwyn, Emanuele Costantini, Lee Phongsavanh, Rory Rooney
Director of Photography: James Chegwyn
Sound: Emanuele Costantini
Editor: Nick Saunders
Music: Joshua Szweda
Film format 16mm
Sound format Ambisonics
https://www.satumovie.com/
There will also be a public screening of the film in the evening https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/satu-the-year-of-the-rabbit-tickets-1010537303277
Location
Bathway Theatre
Bathway, Woolwich, London, SE18 6QX United Kingdom
Full travel information, supplied by the University of Greenwich, is available on the link below:
https://www.gre.ac.uk/about-us/travel/bathway
