Johnnie Burn on How Temporary Deafness Inspired the Dolby Atmos Sound Design of 'Tuner'
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Sarah Shachat
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Oscar-winning sound designer Johnnie Burn discusses how a teenage accident that temporarily deafened him inspired the sound design for Daniel Roher's film 'Tuner.' Burn explains how the experience of sudden deafness shaped his approach to rendering a real condition through Dolby Atmos sound design, creating an immersive auditory experience that conveys what it's like to lose and regain hearing.
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IndieWireJohnnie Burn on How Temporary Deafness Inspired the Dolby Atmos Sound Design of 'Tuner'indiewire.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledI remember going up to my bedroom and putting Public Enemy on full blast and feeling the speakers move and not hearing an
Who among us hasn't misjudged something as a teenager?
Before he was the Oscar-winning sound designer behind 'Nope,' 'The Zone of Interest,' 'Hamnet,' and now Daniel Roher's 'Tuner,' Johnnie Burn was a young student rinsing out a water bottle in his kitchen.
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