The recording for the discussion with Coll about Catfish is now available. I just want to give you a heads up that we had some technical issues. There were a few functionality ideas that, while they worked in our initial tests, didn't pan out for the discussion. We stumble our way through, and get things kind of sorted out about 6-7 minutes in. When you load in to the … [Read more...]
Final Cut Pro X for Audio Roundup
Apple's new version of its dominating middle-end picture editorial system was released on the 21st of this month, and professonal reaction has been negative, even withering, due to a lack of seemingly obvious features and a new workflow and timeline semantic that strikes pros as very different and new, or decidedly iMovie-ish. Final Cut Pro finds a lot of use in features and … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Green Lantern”
New article on Post Magazine featuring supervising sound editors Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers talking about the sound of "Green Lantern". Warner Bros. Pictures’ summer action adventure Green Lantern brings the popular comic book hero to the big screen for the first time. Directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark … [Read more...]
An Interview with Gary Rydstrom
Matteo Milani of USO Project has made another of his great interviews, this time with Gary Rydstrom. Gary Rydstrom was born in 1959 in Chicago, IL. He graduated from the University of Southern California - School of Cinematic Arts in 1981. He began his career at Sprocket Systems, formerly Skywalker Sound, in 1983. Offered the job by a college professor, Gary received the … [Read more...]
The Sound and Music of “Cars 2”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/25497102[/vimeo] The busiest man in Hollywood (North), John Lasseter returns to the Directors chair in Cars 2 as Lighting McQueen and tow truck Mater head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix. Helping to bring to life the sound and music of this international espionage adventure include Composer Michael Giacchino, Re-recording … [Read more...]
Post Magazine: Recording ‘Mr. Popper’s’ Penguins
Quick article from Post Magazine featuring Mark Mangini, who talks about his work on"Mr. Popper's Penguins". Mangini decided to capture original penguin recordings, so he arranged to have access to the birds that were used in the film. “We couldn’t use a regular recording facility because penguins need to be in an environment that is 40 degrees or colder at all times,” he … [Read more...]
IGDA Perspectives – Audio
The Independent Game Developers Association has released the June issue of their monthly newsletter "Perspectives" which includes a healthy round up of audio related articles: The Audio SIG: What’s In a Name?, Robin Arnott Business Argument for Great Game Audio, John Byrd Settling the Score: The History and Practice of Video Game Music, David Federman Game Design Aspect … [Read more...]