Film and television tend to be thought of as predominantly visual mediums, a bias reflected in the very term motion pictures. But productions such as the Australian sci-fi thriller In Vitro encourage us to rethink this preconception because hot damn our ears get a great workout – fed all sorts of strange electronic textures and aural gradients.
Co-directors Tom McKeith and Will Howarth keep a tight control of the film’s visuals, bringing a sparse, lean quality to the remote cattle property where the two lead characters reside and much of the drama unfolds. But sound-wise, this film travels to far-flung corners of the cosmos; hats off to composer Helena Czajka, supervising sound designer Matthew Perrott and sound editor Paul Reeves for stellar work.
