Dolby Creator Talks

Creative Sound Design at Aspen Shortsfest 2023

September 26, 2023

What goes into building a soundtrack for a short film? And collaborating with a sound team when you’re dealing with a short time frame? And an even more limited budget?

To help us answer those questions and more, Glenn moderates a panel discussion with some of the filmmakers from this year’s Aspen Shortsfest — which is, without question, one of the best film festivals in the world for short films and short filmmakers: - Madli Lääne, Director of “Dear Passengers” - Nikita Diakur, Director of “Backflip” - Luis Fernando Puente, Director of “I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry” This is a great discussion about the creative process of storytelling. And how that process translates into crafting a compelling soundtrack for a film… regardless of runtime! Sound teams for the short films: Sound Designer - Markus Andreas Composer - Patrick McGinley Foley Artist - Anna-Maria Jams Foley Recordist - Joonas Taimla Additional Sound Effects - Aleksandra Koel “Backflip” Sound Designer - David Kamp https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000008901281/backflip.html “I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry” Sound Designer - Erik Naumann Composer - Jorge Murcia Teaser: https://vimeo.com/718108679 Many thanks to the faculty and students of Colorado Film School, who filmed and recorded this panel discussion for us: Sound Recordist - Diana Flood Camera Operators - Tim Bulger, Wil Francis, Felicia Hettinga, Lucas Lacy Editor - Quinton Kaine Production Assistants - Skylar McKelvey, Geneva Schafer Instructor, Post Supervisor - Matt Baxter Instructor, Production Supervisor - Aaron Koehler And extra special thanks to Aspen Shortsfest: Susan Wrubel - Executive + Artistic Director Jason Anderson - Shortsfest Program Director Erin McVoy - Operations + Production Director Regna Frank-Jones - Head of Education Allie Wrubel - Program + Marketing Manager Roger Ramos - Program + Education Coordinator https://aspenfilm.org/our-festivals/shortsfest/ Please subscribe to The Dolby Institute Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out the video for this episode. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com. Connect with Dolby on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.