With 'Midnight Special,' the sound was used as a narrative construct. The audience is looking in one direction when a sound suddenly erupts from the other direction.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Because of all the concurrent stories going in 24 and its fast pace, it can be complicated in terms of the story, so I thought sound could help with the storytelling.
I want all of my films to be grounded in reality, and I think 'Midnight Special' is the most grounded film I've ever made, in spite of its genre.
If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.
In the beginning, there was silence. And out of the silence came the sound. The sound is not here.
I think there's something strangely musical about noise.
Everything happens every night for this audience, and it's a very special occasion to come to the theatre.
The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.
Sound is often talked about in a very subjective way, as if it had a colour. This is a bright sound, this is a dark sound. I don't believe in that because I think that is much too subjective.
I found music when I was very dark. I felt unheard, with inner dialogues that I didn't know how to express.
Sound creates an intimate effect: the sensation to feel the place. It makes the viewer enter. You have the liberty to hear what you want.