INDIE FILMMAKER: ATMOSPHERIC IRISH SHORT
CASE STUDY THE PARTING
“Pro Tools set up in my studio makes sense for me as it gives me the option of being able to edit at home or take my work into a professional studio.”
IAN PALMER Freelance sound editor
Written by Molly O’Driscoll and directed by Ivan McMahon – founders of Irish production company Two Hungry Fish – short film The Parting is a unique piece of work that stands out from the crowd. Dialogue free and largely shot using a sequence of fixed camera positions using the Canon 5D, the six minute film explores a mother’s struggle to come to terms with the death of her young son. Offlined on Final Cut, the atmospheric Irish Film Board-funded short starring Dawn Bradfield was onlined on Avid Symphony Nitris DX at post house Telegael before being mixed in Pro Tools HD by freelance sound editor Ian Palmer. Says Palmer: “A Pro Tools set up in my studio makes sense for me as it’s the industry standard digital audio
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workstation. It gives me the option of being able to edit at home or take my work into a studio.” With no dialogue and only sparse music, the film was a gift for any sound editor, believes Palmer. “The story is about grief and letting go of loved ones upon their passing, so my main aim was to create a lonely environment in the cottage and the surrounding area. So I cut and cleaned up the production sound on the open media framework file (OMF) from Telegael so that it contained no extraneous noise.” “Atmospheres were then created for the different rooms and outside environments that were sparse, empty and cold, mirroring the protagonists frame of mind.” Workflow-wise, Palmer received an OMF from Telegael which he
imported into Pro Tools. “The temp sound was then replaced so only a little production sound remained. I then designed a soundtrack to fit.” “Editing sound in Pro Tools is really rather simple,” declares Palmer. “Other DAWs are less flexible as they have to open the audio file in another window to edit it, whereas with ProTools you do it all on the timeline. For me the ability to mix and edit at the same time is a great feature. I also use Audiosuite plug-ins a lot, especially if I am short on time. I will often destructively edit sound for a one-off effect like reverb or noise reduction, which it is quicker than editing the automation of a plugin. When you combine the use of keyboard shortcuts with these two features you have a very efficient way of editing sound.”
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