I have recently been doing a lot of research into my role as a Sound Operator and have been using several different books and online resources to expand my existing knowledge of sound.
An important book I came across was a book called Sound-on-Film: Interviews With Creators of Film Sound, which features many extensive interviews with Sound Operators that have worked on large scale productions.
A particular subject I learnt using this resource was basic etiquette when it comes to fulfilling my job as a sound op. For example, one interviewee; Jack Solomon is asked; "should a production assistant call "cut" if there is a problem with sound during a take?" and responds "I feel the director has the same pair of ears I have. I won't cut."
I thought this was an appropriate and respectful approach to sound recording, and as such I think I may adopt this process when I am recording sound out and about.
Overall, while not contributing much to my technical sound learning, I felt that this book helped give me a greater understanding about how
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Also, as mentioned in a previous blog, I had the opportunity to speak with Paul Brice, who has had years of experience working as a professional Sound Engineer. A lot of what was mentioned in the Sound-on-Film book was mirroring certain things Paul spoke to me about during my time working with him, and so I believe these pieces of work etiquette that were described to me may be an overall consensus felt by sound operators in general. As such, I felt that picking Paul's brain and researching the contents of the Sound-on-film book gave me a fantastic idea about how I should act and operate as a Sound Mixer, and I would therefore have been able to operate in a similar professional manner to actual industry workers, and therefore be able to help produce the best sound work I possibly could.
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