The Hunt
'The Hunt' was a first year CALarts short film I scored and was incidentally the first short film I scored after transferring from SCAD.
Process
Something that really attracted me to this project was the opportunity it gave me to lean into the electronic/synth heavy side of my practice. The director of the short, Molly Mock, really encouraged me to be experimental with the sound design and to push the distorted elements to fit the tone and setting of the story.
With that in mind, I worked on a soundscape that combined industrial buzzes, city ambience, and distorted animal calls to create a distinct sonic identity that fit the core themes of the narrative. Here's the same section of the score with different elements isolated out from each other to illustrate what I'm talking about.
And then with the music...
Overall the project taught me a lot about sound design and has clued me into pursuing it more as a means of storytelling in future work.