Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

Synopsis

A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about his life, career, and working methods. Over the course of his long life, sound designer Ivo Špalj (*1940) has collaborated on hundreds of films and become a mentor for at least one generation of men and women behind the mixing board. This gentle documentary also shows “Engi” (as he is known to his colleagues) again working with Jan Švankmajer, whose films he has lent their typical, dense, and sophisticated sound mix.

Main Cast

Ivo Špalj

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Jan Švankmajer

Self

Age : 90 | Popularity : 26%

Jaromír Kallista

Self

Age : 85 | Popularity : 11%

Libuše Špaljová

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Barbora Koláčková

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Jiří Klenka

Self

Age : 53 | Popularity : 15%

Zdeněk Dušek

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Radim Hladík Sr.

Self

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Adéla Špaljová
Writing	Screenplay	Adéla Špaljová
	Story	Adéla Špaljová Jan Čeněk
	Creative Producer	Alena Müllerová
Directing	Director	Adéla Špaljová
Camera	Director of Photography	David Čálek
	Camera Operator	Jiří Zeiner Aleš Hart Adéla Špaljová
Sound	Sound	Richard Müller Jan Čeněk Ivan Horák Petr Šoupa Jaroslav Fryš
	Foley	Ivo Špalj Jana Částková Jana Ludvíková Ladislav Hrubec
	Sound Recordist	Ivan Horák Petr Červený Miroslav Hřebejk Michal Janoušek Michal Gábor
	Sound Mixer	Richard Müller Ivan Horák Jaroslav Fryš
Crew	Dramaturgy	Ivana Pauerová
Production	Executive Producer	Jiří Vlach
	Production Assistant	Tomáš Vonšovský
	Production Manager	Tereza Podlipná
Art	Graphic Designer	Lukáš Fišárek
Department	Role	Name

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