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Christopher Nolan Says Fellow Directors Have Called to Complain About His ‘Inaudible’ Sound
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Lol"It was a very, very radical shoot," the director continued. "I was a little shocked to realize how conservative people are when it comes to cinematography. If you expose the image in a certain way, or if you use certain luminance ranges, people get up in arms."
this is what i immediately thought about too"It was a very, very radical shoot," the director continued. "I was a little shocked to realize how conservative people are when it comes to cinematography. If you expose the image in a certain way, or if you use certain luminance ranges, people get up in arms."
or leaving part of the lens cap on
just because. some people might be conservative like that, but im making *checks notes* major studio blockbusters meant to be enjoyed by the most people possible
Nolan, dude, I love your movies, but jesus christ, coming from someone with tinnitus, please please PLEASE fix your sound mixing.
Christopher Nolan Says Fellow Directors Have Called to Complain About His ‘Inaudible’ Sound
The backlash over "Interstellar" sound left Nolan "a little shocked" at how "conservative people are when it comes to sound."www.indiewire.com
I just thought it was funny directors actually called him up to complain lol. I'm guessing they didn't like Tenet any better! Personally, there must be something wrong with Nolan's hearing. Seems the sound mix in his moves just keeps getting worse.
I remember hearing something about Michael Mann butting heads with people over the sound mixing process years ago because his hearing had gotten bad but he wouldn't accept it... I don't know if that was ever confirmed beyond rumors.
i'm sure he's mixing for the optimal IMAX experience, but that's not good mixing. with music, you mix with multiple pairs of monitors so that you can sound good through many different systems. it can still sound fantastic at the top end, but you can't write off people that want to watch at home without their neighbors throwing molotovs through their window (especially these days)
Haven't seen Tenet yet, but Michael Caine's death scene in Interstellar is probably the single most unintelligible thing I've heard in a movie, and that's got some stiff competition from other Nolan movies, Gordon in the hospital in TDKR comes to mind. It worked for the chaos in Dunkirk, but it really needs to get toned down elsewhere.
"It was a very, very radical shoot," the director continued. "I was a little shocked to realize how conservative people are when it comes to cinematography. If you expose the image in a certain way, or if you use certain luminance ranges, people get up in arms."
Nolan truly is a hipster...
This man definitely has a big ass ego. Can't even take criticism well and wants everything his way because he thinks he is preserving the cinema experience.
It's definitely a modern problem in films/TV, and Nolan is far from the only one. I don't think his films are nearly as bad as most of the stuff made for Netflix for example.
I don't understand folks saying the Lighthouse was mixed poorly, I just rewatched it and thought the mixing was great for what they're going for.
I don't understand folks saying the Lighthouse was mixed poorly, I just rewatched it and thought the mixing was great for what they're going for.
So is it true that the Nolan is the one who insisted on Tenet being released in theatres. Or was that just wild Hollywood gossip?
haven't seen tenet but i've never had trouble hearing the dialogue in interstellar. i actually love how loud he makes the soundtrack in that movie, it wouldn't be the same if it was pushed into the background
Interstellar still bugs me. I love the film but the sound mixing is atrocious.
You probably have "better"/more complete hearing than the people who have trouble.
I can appreciate him trying to get experimental with audio. People probably had the same complaints about Robert Altman's overlapping dialogue. But the weird part is how his movies are so expositional, it makes less sense to fuck with the dialogue.
I remember (having the misfortune of) seeing TDKR twice in theatres. The audio was fine the first time around, but the second time at a different theatre, it was all messed up whenever the soundtrack was prominent.
The scene with JGL's Blake outside the school bus yelling to the cops across the bridge, his dialogue was completely inaudible, and it was like he was trying to yell over the music. It was hilarious
The scene with JGL's Blake outside the school bus yelling to the cops across the bridge, his dialogue was completely inaudible, and it was like he was trying to yell over the music. It was hilarious
Wow guys, wanting to hear the dialogue in the movie, how about you drop your preconceived notions and just let daddy tell you what you want.
It's not a "bold, innovative creative decision." It's poor sound mixing. Fix it, stop defending it, it's not working.
He kind of just sounds like an idiot here. If he thinks it's some radical bold move to have music drown out dialogue then fine just make a film without dialogue. But he can't because laboured exposition is the only way he knows to convey story.
The difference between filming on a phone and people not being able to understand his characters is obvious to absolutely everyone except Nolan himself apparently.
At one point I'd have probably called myself a Nolan fan, he's made some really cool movies. But he seems unwilling to waver from his vision even when it would definitely improve his films. Also Tenet was absolute dogshit.
The difference between filming on a phone and people not being able to understand his characters is obvious to absolutely everyone except Nolan himself apparently.
At one point I'd have probably called myself a Nolan fan, he's made some really cool movies. But he seems unwilling to waver from his vision even when it would definitely improve his films. Also Tenet was absolute dogshit.
I can't even get the experience that Nolan wants to thrust upon people. His movies in a cinema are a short path to early hearing loss and you can barely understand lines of dialog.
I'd rather watch it at home where I can control the audio mix to workaround his lack of conservative film making. He makes good films but he needs to stop sniffing his own farts.
I'd rather watch it at home where I can control the audio mix to workaround his lack of conservative film making. He makes good films but he needs to stop sniffing his own farts.
I'm planning to watch it again soon, I'll keep it in mind and if it bothers me I'll come back and complain right there with you.
