This coming Friday (5 July) a one-day symposium, 'Perspectives on Sound Design', takes place with the aim of promoting discussion around the "tools, methods of research and teaching practices" involved in sound design. University of York's department of Theatre, Film and Television (York, UK) will host the event. Symposium Chair, Dr Sandra Pauletto, summarised the fundamental … [Read more...]
HISSandaROAR Field Recording Competition Launch
Tim Prebble of HISSandaROAR has launched a new Field Recording Competition through his blog The Music Of Sound. … [Read more...]
The Sound of Man of Steel
In another exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the sound team for Director Zack Snyder's new film Man of Steel including re-recording mixer Chris Jenkins, re-recording mixer Frank A. Montaño, supervising sound editor and designer Eric Norris, supervising sound editor and designer Scott Hecker, and dialogue supervisor Kira Roessler. … [Read more...]
New Mobile Loudness Research Results from TC Electronic
TC Electronic recently published the results of a five-year study of most major mobile devices' audio capabilities. The findings show a broad diversity in performance from platform to platform; with a variation of up to 20 db output between devices! In light of these differences, how should sound designers working on mobile projects mix and prepare their audio files? The … [Read more...]
A Little Overdue Thank You
I've been a bit remiss in my duty lately, and there are several people who need to be thanked for their contributions on the site. To begin, let me thank two gentlemen who contributed in May: Randy Thom - for his thoughts on "Time" as both an element in sound design, and a work-flow issue Jeremy Peirson - for taking the time to discuss his work on the film Looper … [Read more...]
The Sound of the Room
Whether we stop to consciously think about it or not, acoustics has a huge impact on the work we do. At the most basic level, knowledge of the playback environment or medium affects how we approach a given project: broadcast, web, theatrical, home video, conference floor, etc. Maybe we add more bass for web distributed pieces, or reduce the dynamic range slightly for a product … [Read more...]
From Wax to Bits: Dynamics of the Film Sound Medium
As dynamics month comes to a close, I thought it would be fun to talk about the evolution of film sound mediums and how they impact dynamics. Since the widespread introduction of sync sound to films in the early 20th century, the technologies involved have changed quite dramatically. From experiments with wax cylinders and phonographs to magnetic tape and Dolby Digital, each … [Read more...]