Directed by VFX Greg Strasz the film tapped into Cloververse fan base electrifying it with speculations and theories..
The entire from the start was running FX, MX beds and array of objects for both FX, DZN and MX elements.
The beauty of the integration lies in the fact that you'll still be able to do the proper and prep everything correctly for the mix at the end of your path is Dolby Atmos Render Engine.
Over the course of several months I worked with the director on the sound design, creating the sound story of MEGAN.
During this time, we worked in several different rooms, each one of them having varying number of speakers, from 5.1, 7.1 to 7.1.4, ultimately Umlang Theatre at Dolby Burbank for our final mix.
We made the helicopters travel through the audience, we threw alien sounds on the walls, in the room, on the ceiling, experimented with placements of reverbs, etc. says Greg Strasz..
The fact that Peter was able to have complete control of Atmos just within his computer, couple faders and Pro Tools, without the need of having to go to facility or running computer rigs allowed us to be creative.
ultimately it was the simplicity of the integration of Dolby Atmos within Avid Pro Tools that allowed me to just plug in my hard drive and get to work.
Once the technical becomes controlled, the creative aspects of our craft can start coming out to the forefront, and this is when you can take complete control over Pro Tools and begin experimenting with telling the narrative with sound.
We did MEGAN even short proof of concept achieved on more than limited budget...
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