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Re-recording Mixer Aza Hand Takes Us Through The Musical Comedy 'Kneecap'

Written by Aza HandI got involved with Kneecap when the director Rich Pepiatt and post production house Outer Limits in Dublin approached me to mix the film. I have been mixing, sound designing, and composing music for film for nearly two decades now, and in 2022 I became freelance. Mixing Kneecap was a really rewarding experience for me and a joy to work on. I'm a massive music fan and especially enjoy big, bold and dynamic stuff like electronica, hip-hop, and reggae music. - YouTube www.youtube.com Roger Ebert's review likened the movie to the 1972 classic film, The Harder They Come, directed by Perry Henzell. It’s a great movie about a young artist trying to make it in the tough music business in Jamaica. That made my day. I'm a huge fan of that film and it’s a beautiful comparison. The beginnings of the creative process started with reading the script and then watching the rough cut at Outer Limits Post Production in Dublin to spot the film with the director Rich Pepiatt, sound designer Brendan Rehill, and dialogue editor Louise Burton.This session was the beginning of the creative journey where a lot of core ideas are hashed out. Kneecap came to the film mixing studio to discuss the sound and to talk about how we should treat the music in particular—things like allowing it to break out from the studio sound of the band to our version of the Kneecap live sound, which at times is very much representative...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 28 August, 2024

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