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Mirroring

Client:

Tomas Bata University

Sound Design

Sound Recording

Batch.Works logo over a photo of a box of 3D printed objects

Mirroring

Client:

Tomas Bata University

Sound Design

Sound Recording

About the project

For the short film “Mirroring” from UTB, I created a layered and immersive sound design that mirrors the film’s reflective and experimental visual style. The audio landscape blends realistic environmental sounds - footsteps, room ambiance, subtle mechanical noises — with abstract textures and spatial effects, emphasizing the psychological and mirrored themes of the story. Transitions between scenes are punctuated with carefully timed foley impacts, whooshes, and synthesized tonal elements, giving a sense of motion and depth while maintaining the film’s introspective and sometimes surreal mood. Reverb and stereo placement were used to enhance the sense of space, creating contrast between intimate close-ups and expansive mirrored sequences.

For the short film “Mirroring” from UTB, I created a layered and immersive sound design that mirrors the film’s reflective and experimental visual style. The audio landscape blends realistic environmental sounds - footsteps, room ambiance, subtle mechanical noises — with abstract textures and spatial effects, emphasizing the psychological and mirrored themes of the story. Transitions between scenes are punctuated with carefully timed foley impacts, whooshes, and synthesized tonal elements, giving a sense of motion and depth while maintaining the film’s introspective and sometimes surreal mood. Reverb and stereo placement were used to enhance the sense of space, creating contrast between intimate close-ups and expansive mirrored sequences.

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Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front

Dynamic layering of sound supports both narrative clarity and emotional tension, allowing viewers to feel the characters’ internal reflections and the mirrored perspectives visually represented on screen. Ambient pads and subtle sound motifs are repeated and transformed across scenes to reinforce the thematic continuity and experimental nature of the short film. Overall, the sound design balances realism and abstraction, supporting the visual storytelling while adding a cinematic depth that immerses the audience in the reflective world of Mirroring.

Dynamic layering of sound supports both narrative clarity and emotional tension, allowing viewers to feel the characters’ internal reflections and the mirrored perspectives visually represented on screen. Ambient pads and subtle sound motifs are repeated and transformed across scenes to reinforce the thematic continuity and experimental nature of the short film. Overall, the sound design balances realism and abstraction, supporting the visual storytelling while adding a cinematic depth that immerses the audience in the reflective world of Mirroring.

Final project

cast

writ & dir

DoP

edit

sound design

sound design

vfx

vfx

costumes

costumes

Aneta Kalertová

Michal Semerád

Adam Faltus

Tomáš Bucher

Jaroslav Nečas

Jaroslav Nečas

Štěpánka Člupná

Štěpánka Člupná

Anna Černá

Anna Černá