urban excavations: SOUND DESIGNER Palmer Hefferan has noticed that, when watching a theatrical production, people have a hard time understanding things they don’t see. As opposed to visual design fields such as sets, costumes, or lights, she said, “They often don’t realize that there was a whole creative process and a person behind what they’re hearing.” For Hefferan, sound can feel “like the underdog of the design world — which is exciting. It allows you to invent things and explore and make history.”
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This article has been really eye-opening for me. I did not know that there was a Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association that educates, advocates, and sets industry standards for sound designers in theater. I also did not know that the Tony's got rid of the Sound Design award in 2014. I thought that was unfair for the many sound designers in theater that put their heart and soul into their works. I'm glad that they reinstated the award in 2017. I am also glad that the TSDCA is still in existence as well. The TSDCA educates people about sound design, and defines the duties and pay of associate designers, something that probably was lacking before. This article was also really interesting as it interviewed different women in sound design and their particular paths to sound. Many of them did not go to college to become a sound designer but wound up anyway because of their passion for sound. It made me realize that having a passion and having a job or career are two separate things, but they can be the same thing if you let it.
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