Charles Maynes Special: Sound for War Films [Pt. 2] – “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima”
In the films “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima” the challanges were different but not by a huge margin- Alan Murray, longtime Supervising Sound Editor for Clint Eastwood, was very committed to making an accurate and dynamic track for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and had a ... read more.
Variation
"Sound comes to us over time. You don't get a snapshot of sound. Therefore, what you notice with sound, the essential building block, is change." - Gary Rydstrom read more.
Importance
"If we do our jobs well and throw in a little evangelizing, we can make sound as important a part of filmmaking as it should be" -Gary Rydstrom read more.
The Sound Design of ‘Artificial Intelligence: A.I’
Another great video from fartfx with a featurette with Gary Rydstrom talking about the sound design of Articificial Intelligence: A.I, sci-fi film directed by Steven Spielberg. read more.
A Bug’s Life – Sound Design
Did you want more YouTube goodies? Check this two videos, with Gary Rydstrom talking about the Sound Design of "A Bug's Life" and giving examples about the sound effects created for this awesome Pixar's animated film. A Bug's Life at IMDb read more.
The Sound of “Saving Private Ryan”
U.S.O has published an interesting post about the sound and music of Saving Private Ryan, a film with the sound design of our Julys's featured: Gary Rydstrom. Gary Rydstrom (an excerpt from Surround Sound, Second Edition): Since we hear all around us, while seeing only to the front, sounds have long been ... read more.
Gary Rydstrom Special: Interviews
The July Special of Gary Rydstrom ends here... with more interviews! Road Trip Nation had an interview with Rydstrom talking about his life and sound design work. "Since he was twelve, Gary Rydstrom knew he wanted to work in film, but he was uncertain what he would specialize in. At USC film ... read more.
Gary Rydstrom Special: KBOO Radio Interview
Here is an interesting interview with Gary Rydstrom conducted in 2007 by Kboo Radio in his Words and Pictures Program. It's About 28:16 minutes. "Academy Award-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom recently jumped into the director's chair to create the animated short "Lifted" for Pixar. Gary hosted a screening at this summer's ... read more.
Gary Rydstrom Special: Titanic
Gary Rydstrom wasn't the main sound designer of Titanic, he worked as a re-recording mixer, making a wonderful work with the Sound Crew, and won an Academy Award for Best Sound. I couldn't let go this article that I find about the ound design of Titanic. Let's read! "What the extra time ... read more.
Gary Rydstrom Special: The Haunting
The Hauting, a horror movie directed by Jan de Bont. The Sound Design by Gary Rydstrom, wich had a interesting interview at filmsound.org talking about the sound of The Haunting. Let's see: On a recording soundstage here at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, the movie's sound designer, Gary Rydstrom, had just received ... read more.
