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Sound Design For Documentaries โ€“ Masterclass With Peter Albrechtsen

By Asbjoern Andersen

If you want to learn more about documentary sound design, few know as much about it as Danish sound designer Peter Albrechtsen.

Heโ€™s worked on docs such as the multi award-winning โ€˜The Queen of Versaillesโ€™, Sundance-winner โ€˜Putinโ€™s Kissโ€™, โ€˜Canned Dreamsโ€™ and โ€˜The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Songโ€™. His film work includes Lars von Trierโ€™s โ€˜Antichristโ€™ and โ€˜The Girl with the Dragon Tattooโ€™.

Below, he shares his insights and experiences on what makes documentary sound work:



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