Azul Petróleo
// OVERVIEW
What happens when a small town becomes the hub of a billion-dollar industry? A real estate broker witnesses the market's prosperity, while a professor and journalist exposes its socio-environmental fractures. A portrait of Macaé that reveals the convergence of oil's different realities.
For more than 40 years, the economy of the small town of Macaé, once based on farming and fishing, has been dominated by the oil industry. People from all corners of the country and the world began to settle there. Some arrived already employed, while others, the majority, were (and still are) attracted by the prosperity they had heard about.
"Azul Petróleo" is a documentary that seeks to represent, through the perspectives of some of Macaé’s inhabitants, the stark intersection of its past, present, and future. It confronts the memory of a future once imagined with the reality and its consequences.
// ROLES
Firstly, for the ‘Azul Petróleo’ project, I followed the directors Tati Yamahata and Gabriel Coelho around the city of Macaé, capturing interviews, vox populi, and city shots. At this stage, my main role was audio recording, but I also helped with lighting setups and provided overall assistance.
During the post-production stage, I received the final cut and performed audio treatment, designed the soundscape background for the shots, added Foley sounds for some scenes, and incorporated original soundtracks.
In the end, I mastered the audio track.
In summary:
Sound Recordist
Lighting and Production Assistant
Sound Designer and Editor
Audio Mastering Engineer
// RELATED PROJECTS
Although both projects are independent and self-sufficient, this piece complements the fictional short film Correnteza, a project its creators consider a sibling and in which I was also involved.
