The Sound of Metal leads the audience through Ruben's life as the avant-garde metal drummer rapidly looses his hearing.

How does an actor prepare for that sort of role?  What can production do to further tell the story?

We breakdown one of the closing scene between Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and Joe (Oscar Nominated - Paul Raci).

Further Reading ::

Riz Ahmed on Actor Preparation

Paul Raci on Growing Up in the Deaf Community

The Deaf Communities Thoughts on The Sound of Metal