[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15863412[/vimeo] The guys at SoundWorks Collection have published a new video featuring an exclusive tour of the sound division of Universal Studios. In this SoundWorks Collection exclusive video, take an exclusive tour of the Universal Studios located in Universal City, CA hosted by Chris Jenkins, Senior Vice President of Sound Services. About … [Read more...]
SoundWorks: Walt Disney Studios – Post Production Services
SoundWorks Collection has just released a new video (on top) with a tour of the post production facilities on Walt Disney Studios. Take an exclusive tour of the Walt Disney Studios located in Burbank, CA hosted by Gil Gagnon, VP of Post Production Services. The Walt Disney Studios Post Production Services has a rich history in Dubbing dating back to the early 1940′s when … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Sound for Sci-Fi/Superhero Films [Part 2] – “S. Darko” and “Mystery Men”
The tales of inept wannabe super heroes and a mysterious girl named Samantha Darko. Wow what a different set of films- but they landed in the brief for this little travelogue, so sit back and enjoy a scenic and hopefully entertaining trip. Mystery Men, a big screen rendition of the Dark Horse Comic book of the same name- Delightfully insane with a comic all-star cast … [Read more...]
Getting Game Audio Right: The Big Picture, By Rob Bridgett
Rob Bridgett has published a very interesting article on Gamasutra called "Getting Game Audio Right: The Big Picture". Let's read! This feature takes a brief look at how to tie audio production dates into the overall delivery schedule of a large-scale video game -- including the key dependencies you should be fully aware of. During production, it is often the case for each … [Read more...]
Foley Overview with Foley Artist Micheal MacKinnon
Check this little documentary about the work of Micheal MacKinnon as a foley artist. Via: Twenty Thousand Hertz … [Read more...]
Steinberg Nuendo 5 Now Shipping, with New ADR Toolset, New Video Engine, Better File Management and More
Steinberg has released the fifth version of his acclaimed post-production DAW solution, Nuendo. The new version has lots of new features, including: ADR Toolset - A new tool for spot and organize recording takes, such as for multiple roles by using a flexible marker track system. All marker tracks can be sorted and filtered in the marker window, which helps the user to keep … [Read more...]
The Approach of a Re-Recording Mixing Team
The May-June Issue of MPEG Magazine contains an interesting article about the different approaches of four re-recording mixing teams from Los Angeles and New York. The re-recording mixing team is an odd phenomenon, common in Los Angeles, rare in New York and almost completely absent in Northern California. Local post-production culture, personal history and the size of the … [Read more...]