September’s Featured: David Farmer
[caption id="attachment_6059" align="aligncenter" width="456" caption="Photo by "Jean H. de Buren""][/caption] New month means a new special on DS. I'm very glad to announce the visit of one of my favorite sound designers out there: David Farmer. He will be sharing a lot of interesting stuff, including articles, interviews, videos, and more! ... read more.
“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” – Exclusive interview with Supervising Sound Editor Julian Slater
Full disclosure, I haven't seen Edgar Wright's first film (A Fist Full of Fingers) but his two other theatrical releases("Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz)" I enjoyed immensely and were both very sound friendly. "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" follows suit and interviews with Wright confirmed my suspicion of ... read more.
“Inception” – Exclusive Interview with Richard King
Photo by Alex Eylar There's been great coverage on the sound of Inception. Mix Magazine, Soundworks Collection, and Wired Magazine posted articles and videos about sound editorial and mixing while Coffey Sound interviewed production sound mixer Ed Novick about his experiences on set. Nevertheless, I attempted to blaze some new trails ... read more.
SWC: The Sound of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
http://vimeo.com/14110279 SoundWorks Collection has releases a new video profile, featuring the team behind the sound work of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". When you meet the girl of your dreams, would you defeat her ex-boyfriends to win her love? The London based sound team behind “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” share their ... read more.
“PREDATOR” 1987 – Exclusive Interview with David Stone
This is the start of something new here at Designing Sound. Once a month we'l try to interview a sound person from a past film. I haven't figured out a formula yet of what films or years to feature so It may be a little hurky jerky time period wise ... read more.
INCEPTION SOUND: Wired magazine
This one flew under our radar. Wired Magazine published this little piece on Inception's Richard King recording sound effects from what I can recognize in the background scenery out in Orange Country, CA. Nice video, seems like the "b" camera to some of the recording shots in the Soundworks video. ... read more.
“Predators” – Exclusive Interview with Paula Fairfield & Carla Murray
Sound designers Paula Fairfield and Carla Murray took time out to answer few questions about their work on "Predators". They have been featured a few interviews already HERE and HERE. Stay tuned for a companinion interview with one of the sound supervisor David Stone from the original 1987 Predator next week. PF ... read more.
Ben Burtt Showing His Source Material for Star Wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksTbSNhjaBk (Warning! High level of nostalgic content) In the 6:05 mark of this video, you can see three great minutes of sound designer master Ben Burtt showcasing some of the source material he used for the layering of a sound for Star Wars. The video is a part of a rare documentary about ... read more.
The Sound Design of “Coraline”
Steinberg has published an interview with Steve Tushar and Ron Eng, sound designers on "Coraline". They talk about their work in the film and also the use of Nuendo for their sound work. Hello Steve, hello Ron! You’ve recently worked together on the film Coraline, which was directed by Henry Selick. ... read more.
Bruce Tanis Special: Cutting Crowd Effects
Hello again. Over the years I've worked on several films and TV shows that required editing crowds for different sorts of sports, both indoors and outdoors, concerts, and, my personal favorite, panic, battles, and riots. Umm, just kidding there. Mostly. Crowds are actually a bit more difficult to cut than ... read more.
