Focal Press has released the third edition of the book "Sound for Film and Television" written by Tomlinson Holman, amazing audio engineer and theorist, developer of THX system and the first 10.2 system. The book is great read to people interested in sound for visual media, both in a theoretical and technical way. As Holman said: "The only text to present sound design as both … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
"Alice in Wonderland" – Exclusive Interview with Re-recording Mixer Tom Johnson
Re-recording mixer Tom Johnson answered some questions about his work on "Alice in Wonderland". Tom mixed the film with frequent re-recording collaborator Michael Semanick on Sony's Kim Novak dub stage. Johnson will be jumping on Universal's animated feature "Despicable Me" next. DS: This is your third film working with director Tim Burton, how does he embrace the dubbing … [Read more...]
"Alice in Wonderland" – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer/Supervisor Steve Boeddeker
Days ago I had the chance to interview Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor (and occasional Mixer and Composer) Steve Boeddeker, talking about his work as Sound Designer/Supervisor on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. This interview is published at the same time of another at Filmsound Daily, there with Tom Johnson, Re-Recording Mixer of "Alice in Wonderland". Don't forget … [Read more...]
Video Interview with Charles Maynes
Check this cool interview published by Sonnox Plugins featuring sound designer Charles Maynes talking about his work with sound effects, the use of plugins and more. … [Read more...]
Game Sound Study – Footsteps
Damian Kastbauer (author of the "Audio Implementation Greats") has published a really interesting post on his blog with a deep analysis of footsteps in different video games such as Prince of Persia, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Fallout3, Borderlands, Brutal Legent and more. He also gives global concepts about the recording and implementation of footsteps sounds in video games, … [Read more...]
Talent
"Don’t be pushed off though by the “3 year experience” phrase. The work will speak for yourself." -Charles Deenen … [Read more...]
Dolby Surround 7.1 and Dolby Axon; Advances in Sound Technology for Cinema and Video Games
Recently, Dolby has unveiled two new technologies, both for films and video games. The first surprise is the announce of Dolby Surround 7.1 at ShoWest 2010. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced it is working with Walt Disney Pictures(R) and Pixar(R) Animation Studios to deliver a new audio format, Dolby(R) Surround 7.1. Disney(R) and Pixar have stated that Dolby Surround 7.1 … [Read more...]