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The Voices of 'Senua's Saga: Hellblade II': From Binaural Recording to Creative Manipulation
Daniele Galante (Expert Sound Designer, Ninja Theory)
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Track: Audio
Format: Lecture
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All
Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade II is the sequel of the acclaimed Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.
In this session Daniele Galante does a deep dive into one of its most iconic aspects: The voices and the representation of Senua's auditory hallucinations. He goes through the process of Binaural recording and the different approaches it requires compared to conventional recording, both on a creative and technical aspect.
He describes the creative thinking behind the manipulation of these voices, how everything blends together, and how these choices are done to better serve the narrative of the game.
Takeaway
Attendees will gain an insight on how to approach binaural recording, how to get the best results out of it and some best practices to achieve more interesting results with performers. They will also learn different ways of processing and experimenting with the recorded voices.
Intended Audience
This session is intended for sound designers and potentially composers. It is mostly focused on the creative aspect of recording and designing sound, so it can be applied also to films. The talk is accessible to all levels with a basic foundation of sound production.