It was a lean year and I had turned down work to clear time for this film, but I did in the end say "go to hell".
But this is not a business of "fine art", it's a team sport. You have to roll a certain amount and usually new directors learn and get better. It took me too long to realize this wasn't about making a good film.
The point was, albite long winded, that many/ most people thing that a "sound" heard on screen is "A" sound. In reality it is a collection of sounds that have been worked and edited very specifically to a given moment. You can't do that by pulling a "stock" SFX off a CD.
It's true that everyone has to learn...But in this case it seems like the director always will think only his way... and only knowing white or black, not grey.
