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The Magic of the Space: An interview with Niall Brady and Steve Fanagan about Room (2015)

The Magic of the Space: An interview with Niall Brady and Steve Fanagan about Room (2015) This article discusses Niall Brady and Steve Fanagan's post-production sound work on Room (Abrahamson 2015), focusing on their working methods and collaborative approach with each other, director Lenny Abrahamson and editor Nathan Nugent. The film takes a striking approach to post-production sound design, relying heavily on sound to build a credible narrative world, despite the first half of the film being set in an extremely confined and soundproofed space. KEYWORDS sound design sound post-production sound practice Irish film industry silence Room Lenny Abrahamson Steve Fanagan and Niall Brady are based at Screen Scene and Ardmore Sound, leading post-production facilities in Dublin and a key part of the small but now thriving Irish film industry. Room is their third collaboration with director Lenny Abrahamson, previously working together on Frank (2014) and What Richard Did (2012). An Irish-Canadian co-production, Room has won multiple awards and nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, and an MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors) USA nomination for Best Sound Editing (Dialogue and ADR). The New Soundtrack 6.2 (2016): 159­169 DOI: 10.3366/sound.2016.0089 # Edinburgh University Press and the Contributors www.euppublishing.com/loi/sound Room tells the story of five-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) and his mother, Ma (Brie Larson), http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The New Soundtrack Edinburgh University Press

The Magic of the Space: An interview with Niall Brady and Steve Fanagan about Room (2015)

Johnston, Nessa
The New Soundtrack , Volume 6 (2): 159 – Sep 1, 2016
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This article discusses Niall Brady and Steve Fanagan's post-production sound work on Room (Abrahamson 2015), focusing on their working methods and collaborative approach with each other, director Lenny Abrahamson and editor Nathan Nugent. The film takes a striking approach to post-production sound design, relying heavily on sound to build a credible narrative world, despite the first half of the film being set in an extremely confined and soundproofed space. KEYWORDS sound design sound post-production sound practice Irish film industry silence Room Lenny Abrahamson Steve Fanagan and Niall Brady are based at Screen Scene and Ardmore Sound, leading post-production facilities in Dublin and a key part of the small but now thriving Irish film industry. Room is their third collaboration with director Lenny Abrahamson, previously working together on Frank (2014) and What Richard Did (2012). An Irish-Canadian co-production, Room has won multiple awards and nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, and an MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors) USA nomination for Best Sound Editing (Dialogue and ADR). The New Soundtrack 6.2 (2016): 159­169 DOI: 10.3366/sound.2016.0089 # Edinburgh University Press and the Contributors www.euppublishing.com/loi/sound Room tells the story of five-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) and his mother, Ma (Brie Larson),

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Published: Sep 1, 2016

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