Designing Sound » featurette http://designingsound.org Sound Design for Film, Games and Interactive Media Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:25:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Sound of “Toy Story 3″ http://designingsound.org/2010/06/the-sound-of-toy-story-3/ http://designingsound.org/2010/06/the-sound-of-toy-story-3/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:56:38 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=4880

I went to the theater yesterday to see “Toy Story 3″, and all can I say is that you will have a lot of fun. What a fantastic adventure. The sound was great. If you want to know about it, let’s check the new profile of SoundWorks Collection:

Join Skywalker Sound’s Re-Recording Mixer and Sound Designer Tom Myers, Sound Re-Recording Mixer Michael Semanick, Director Lee Unkrich, and Stuart Bowling, Technical Marketing Manager at Dolby Laboratories as they take you behind-the-scene and discuss the sound of Toy Story 3.

Toy Story 3 will be released in Dolby Surround 7.1 in 12 languages in select cinema chains throughout Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, New Zealand, North America, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.

And stay tuned for our interview soon ;-)

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/06/the-sound-of-toy-story-3/feed/ 2 Jim Stout Special: Making Of Hollywood Edge’s “Mechanical Morph” with Richard Devine and Josh Kay [Exclusive Video] http://designingsound.org/2010/05/jim-stout-special-making-of-hollywood-edges-mechanical-morph-with-richard-devine-and-josh-kay-exclusive-video/ http://designingsound.org/2010/05/jim-stout-special-making-of-hollywood-edges-mechanical-morph-with-richard-devine-and-josh-kay-exclusive-video/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 15:57:10 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=4575

Some time ago, on the Richard Devine Special we published a post about the making of “Mechanical Morph” SFX library of Hollywood Edge, made by Jim Stout, Josh Kay and Richard Devine. Here’s another special feature about it, this time on video.

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/05/jim-stout-special-making-of-hollywood-edges-mechanical-morph-with-richard-devine-and-josh-kay-exclusive-video/feed/ 0 The Sound of “Alice in Wonderland” http://designingsound.org/2010/03/the-sound-of-alice-in-wonderland/ http://designingsound.org/2010/03/the-sound-of-alice-in-wonderland/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:38 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=2940

Last friday I watched “Alice in Wonderland“. Personally I like the way Tim Burton focused this “version” of Alice. A lot of detail, really beautiful art and a fantastic new adventure, with all kind of places and creatures in a great 3D experience. The sound was also great. The sound team did an excellent job creating the fantastic soundscape of “Wonderland”.

SoundWorks Collection has published a new video featuring Sound Re-recording Mixers Tom Johnson and Michael Semanick who talk about the sound of the film, the mixing, dialogue and the challenges they found.

Visionary Director Tim Burton returns with an all star cast including Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, the queens Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway, and Alan Rickman as the caterpillar bringing to life the magical return of “Alice in Wonderland”.

More info about the sound of “Alice in Wonderland” soon. Stay tuned!

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/03/the-sound-of-alice-in-wonderland/feed/ 1 More “Avatar” Sound: In-Depth Sound Profile with Chris Boyes http://designingsound.org/2010/02/more-avatar-sound-in-depth-sound-profile-with-chris-boyes/ http://designingsound.org/2010/02/more-avatar-sound-in-depth-sound-profile-with-chris-boyes/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:25:03 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=2505

New Avatar Sound Profile, this time by SoundWorks Collection, with great information about the sound of the film, given by Chris Boyes from Skywalker Sound.

The groundbreaking technical and directorial abilities of Director James Cameron can be experienced in his breathtaking visual world of Pandora in “Avatar”. This never before seen world is filled with landscapes, creatures, and civilizations that have also never been heard before by audiences.

Bringing to life the sounds of Pandora include the talent of Skywalker Sound’s Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-recording Mixer, and Sound Designer Chris Boyes in this SoundWorks Collection sound for film.

Avatar @ Designing Sound

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/02/more-avatar-sound-in-depth-sound-profile-with-chris-boyes/feed/ 0 The Sound of “Inglourious Basterds” http://designingsound.org/2010/02/the-sound-of-inglourious-basterds/ http://designingsound.org/2010/02/the-sound-of-inglourious-basterds/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:25:02 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=2416

New sound for film profile on SoundWorks Collection, this time on the sound of “Inglorious Basterds”.

Director Quentin Tarantin’s “spaghetti western but with World War II iconography” sets the stage for a stellar soundscape produced by his talented sound team. In this sound for film profile we talk with Sound Re-Recording Mixer Michael Minkler, Sound Re-Recording Mixer Tony Lamberti, and Sound Designer Ann Scibelli. A basterd’s work is never done.

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/02/the-sound-of-inglourious-basterds/feed/ 2 Avatar: Creating The World of Pandora – Sound Design and Score http://designingsound.org/2010/01/avatar-creating-the-world-of-pandora-sound-design-and-score/ http://designingsound.org/2010/01/avatar-creating-the-world-of-pandora-sound-design-and-score/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:31:27 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=2403

Avatar again? Yes. This time on a video with some general info about the sound design and score of the film.

Sound design was key in making Pandora a believable, unique world. Sound editor Christopher Boyes explains how real-world sounds were manipulated in such a way as to make them unique to Avatar’s world.

More Avatar @ Designing Sound

Via Wired

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/01/avatar-creating-the-world-of-pandora-sound-design-and-score/feed/ 3 Sound Waves: Listening to The Universe; Dane A. Davis and The Sound of “The Last Mimzy” http://designingsound.org/2010/01/sound-waves-listening-to-the-universe-dane-a-davis-and-the-sound-of-the-last-mimzy/ http://designingsound.org/2010/01/sound-waves-listening-to-the-universe-dane-a-davis-and-the-sound-of-the-last-mimzy/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:30:49 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=2396

Check this fantastic featurette on the sound of “The Last Mimzy”, with sound designer Dane A. Davis and some professors and physicists talking about some aspects of the movie and great info about the perception of sound.

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/01/sound-waves-listening-to-the-universe-dane-a-davis-and-the-sound-of-the-last-mimzy/feed/ 0 The Sound Anatomy of “The Day After Tomorrow” http://designingsound.org/2010/01/the-sound-anatomy-of-the-day-after-tomorrow/ http://designingsound.org/2010/01/the-sound-anatomy-of-the-day-after-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:25:13 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/2010/01/the-sound-of-the-day-after-tomorrow/

Another great YouTube goodie, this time with the guys of Soundelux at work on the post production of “The Day After Tomorrow”.

]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/01/the-sound-anatomy-of-the-day-after-tomorrow/feed/ 1 The Sound of “Where the Wild Things Are” http://designingsound.org/2010/01/the-sound-of-where-the-wild-things-are/ http://designingsound.org/2010/01/the-sound-of-where-the-wild-things-are/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:41:52 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=1528

New sound for film profile at SoundWorks Collection!

Explore Director Spike Jonze’s heartfelt adaptation of the classic children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” with Sound Re-Recording Mixer and Supervising Editor Ren Klyce. Learn about the unique approach they created for capturing the voices of the actors and other stories about bringing the wild creatures to life.

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]]> http://designingsound.org/2010/01/the-sound-of-where-the-wild-things-are/feed/ 0 The Sound of “Invictus” http://designingsound.org/2009/12/the-sound-of-invictus/ http://designingsound.org/2009/12/the-sound-of-invictus/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:48:50 +0000 Miguel Isaza http://designingsound.noisepages.com/?p=1435

New sound for film profile by SoundWorksCollection this time for Invictus.

Director Clint Eastwood reunites with his longtime collaborators Supervising Sound Editor Alan Robert Murray and Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gregg Rudloff. In this profile the sound team discuss the challenges and unique sound opportunities that take the audience on location to Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.

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