Nature: All Rights Reserved

Sometimes, things aren’t what they seem to be. In Nature: All Rights Reserved, we discover different examples of fake nature. Sometimes, fake nature looks just like the real thing. Untill you zoom in and see the pixels of the actual print. The same goes for the music and sound design in this film. It is all a matter of perspective.

We aimed for different textures and flavours of sound design and music, because every chapter in the film has it’s own story and style. For example, the chapter about digital ways of simulating nature has a more digital, synthesized feel in sound.

What is real, and what is not? Listen closely.

Documentary

Nature: All Rights Reserved is a short experimental documentary that examines the role of simulated nature in our society. How can this simulated nature satisfy the needs of people living in the city and could it ever replace real nature?

Director: Sebastian Mulder
DoP: Maxime Brun
Editor: Wouter Hoek
Color grading: Goos van den Berg
Music & Sound design: Elephant Ears
Studio: Studio Bart Jilesen

Awards

Buma Music in Motion New Talent award 2017
Go Short Best student film 2017 at Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
Best documentary award 2017 at Original Narrative Film Festival in Dubai
Award for most courageous, artistically and socially ambitious film at dokumentART film festival Germany 2017
Best Documentary Jury Award & Audience Award at ForadCamp, Cinema and Nature Exhibition, Italy 2017
DOK Award at Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany2018
Best Documentary Award at Festival Rencontres Cinema-Nature, France 2018

Nominations

EFF 2017 Best sound design award
NFF 2016 Dioraphte award for best director

Work

Nightmares on Wax – Carboot Soul 25th anniversary

Group Session – OFFF Barcelona Festival opener

Maar dan in het klein – Trailer

MOOD – Manfrotto Showcase

Sport Utrecht – Utrecht in Beweging

Van Eck Racing – Portrait

Xenos – Ongewoon weken

STIJL – Inspiratievideo

Xenos – Tafelen

Patta for Life – Documentary

Kinderboekenweek – Campaign 2021

Wortell – Recruitment campaign

NOC NSF – Sport laat van zich horen

NPO Radio 4 – Week van de filmmuziek

BNNVARA – Art Rocks

VPRO – House of Politics

l’Anima – Short film

Dierenbescherming – Chip je kat

Bibliotheek AanZet – Birthday card

Ziggo – Buikschuifbaan

KLM – The sound of a century

NTR: New Generation – Ebba Åsman

Appie Today – Food for thought

Mitsubishi – Drive your ambition

The Other Side of Sadness – Short film

Chocomel – Letterpakken

Klik 2017 – Festival trailer

What we do

Sound design

We create custom sound design for all kinds of media: from film to animation. We create our own sounds using synthesizers, foley and audio libraries.

Audio post-production

We edit, process and mix all individual sound elements into a well-balanced mix that meets the technical specifications your medium requires.

Music

Whether you’re looking for a custom made track or a stock option: our herd has the best solution for your musical needs.

Voice over

In our studio in Hilversum we have the right tools to record your voice-over.

About

Elephant Ears is an audio post-production studio with Big Ears for Sound.

Our herd is specialized in sound design, audio post-production and music for films, documentaries, commercials and animation. With ears for detail and a trunk for story we have the ability to design an experience where image and sound bond together and create true immersion.

Sounds good right?

Lars van Leeuwen

Sound Designer

Contact

Want to make use of our Big Ears for sound?
Let’s get in touch!

Lars +31 6 18 76 11 61
lars@elephant-ears.nl

Franciscusweg 16
1216 SK, Hilversum