Sound designer Tim Prebble has published on his blog some interesting notes and sound recording examples of his work on "Boy", a Taika Waititis film that opens in New Zealand cinemas on March 24th. Tim worked on the sound design during October and November, and also on the mix in December at Park Road Post. One of the best aspects of being confirmed on a project early is it … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
March's Featured Sound Designer: Erik Aadahl
We have a new special guest on the blog: Erik Aadahl, a talented sound designer who will be with us during this month, giving some articles, interviews and lots of cool stuff. We hope you enjoy it. Bio Erik Aadahl was born in San Francisco, and graduated high school Valedictorian. He took a full-ride scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC) and studied Film … [Read more...]
Paul Ottosson on "The Hurt Locker"; An Interview with Oscar Nominee for Sound Editing and Mixing
Mix Magazine published a new interesting interview with sound designer Paul N.J Ottosson, Academy Award Nominee for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for his amazing work on "The Hurt Locker". Did you do much original effects recording? A fair amount. I also had a lot of my own library material that I’d recorded through the years. Ray Beckett also recorded a lot out in the … [Read more...]
"Social Sound Design", New Q&A Site for Collaboration Between Sound Designers
Andrew Spitz, from {sound + design} has launched a new website called "Social Sound Design", a place oriented to all kind of sound guys who wants to collaborate by questions and answers. Andrew said: Sound design has many facets. As sound designers, we may step into the shoes of an artist, programmer, editor, storyteller or engineer. Because we play so many roles, we may not … [Read more...]
Interviews with Cinema Audio Society Award Winners, Including Career Achievement Honoree to Randy Thom
SoundWorks Collection has released more than 10 videos featuring interviews and exclusive content from the Cinema Audio Society Awards, including Career Achievement Honoree to Randy Thom. The Cinema Audio Society consists of Sound Mixers and Associates from the Film and Television Industries. The Society was founded to create a proper channel of communication between the … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Michael Kamper, Audio Lead of BioShock 2
Here is a great talk I had with Michael Kamper, Audio Lead of BioShock 2. Let's read: Designing Sound: Hi Michael, first of all would be great to hear something about your career... How you get started with sound design? And how do you get involved with the video games industry? Michael Kamper: I was always fascinated by how movies were made and I would always watch the … [Read more...]
Heart
"It's about heart" -Alan Splet … [Read more...]