Conversations with Sound Artists Podcast - Creative Sound for Documentaries Featuring Coll Anderson

What role can impressionistic sound design have in documentary films? In this episode sound designer/mixer Coll Anderson explains it’s all about “telling human stories.” He walks us through a number of scenes, including a critical scene from his most recent work, Andrew Jarecki’s THE JINX for HBO. He explains how Errol Morris liberated sound design in non-fiction film, why Foley is sometimes necessary to get to the heart of a story, and how a train whistle in the distance can lead us to an understanding of loneliness.

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About “Conversations with Sound Artists” Podcast:

Sound is an art and a craft that many people appreciate but that few know much about. The Dolby® Institute and the SoundWorks Collection collaborated on a limited series of 10 podcasts that take an in-depth look at different aspects of the sound process, including sound design for writers, dialogue editing, and sound design for games.

In each episode, the artist talks with the Dolby Institute’s Glenn Kiser and SoundWorks Collection’s Michael Coleman about the challenges and opportunities the artist faced while building the soundscapes you enjoy. We’ll introduce you to one sound artist per week over the next few months.

In keeping with Dolby’s history of supporting artists, Dolby Institute engages and empowers artists by providing education, inspiration and support throughout the creative process. With this podcast series, Dolby Institute hopes to empower next generation content creators and help unlock the power of sound and image technologies to help tell their stories.