[During this month, I'll be doing weekly reports about “Secret for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers.] Last week's webinar was fantastic. David and Ric talked about dialogue, sharing all kind of techniques, tips and tricks on recording, mixing and editing dialogue. Ric shared a lot of useful tips and things to keep in mind when … [Read more...]
SWC: The Sound of “The King’s Speech”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19920118[/vimeo] New video at SoundWorks Collection, featuring Production Sound Mixer John Midgley and his work on "The King's Speech". You might not know Production Sound Mixer John Midgley, but you definitely have heard his incredible collection of work including the first three “Harry Potter” films, “Children of Men”, and “Hotel Rwanda”. John … [Read more...]
Scream Collection, New SFX Library of Bottle Rocket FX
Bottle Rocket FX has introduced Scream Collection, a new sound effects package, featuring 441 vocal effects. Introducing the Scream Collection (A Tribute To Wilhelm). This library pays homage to the infamous Wilhelm Scream first heard in the film Distant Drums as well as dozens, if not hundreds, of other films. This compilation includes 441 vocal effects ranging from startled … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom FX Releases Gun Handling SFX Library
Chuck Russom FX has released Gun Handling HD PRO, a new library loaded with 417 sounds from 13 different guns. Gun Handling is a collection of Gun Mechanism and handling sounds. Featuring sounds from 13 different rifles, handguns, and shotguns. Included are sounds such as: gun cocking, magazine inserts/removes, bullets being loaded, dry firing, and more. All sounds are newly … [Read more...]
Greg Russell and Mark Stoeckinger on the Art and Craft of Sound
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZZylpvlySs[/youtube] David Poland has made two great interviews at DP/30. In one he talks with Greg P Russell about the sound of "SALT". The other one is with Mark Stoeckinger, talking about the sound of "Unstoppable". Both are relatively "long" (33 and 45 min respectively) but fascinating. And even better: they not only talk about … [Read more...]
The Sound of “The King’s Speech”
The february issue of AudioMedia Magazine is available now and includes a very interesting article featuring the sound team of "The King's Speech". AudioMedia - February 2010 (Online, Free) … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Prop Planes HD SFX Library
The Recordist has released Prop Planes, a new library of the Soundbox HD series. These airplanes are from a casual visit to The 6th annual Sandpoint Fly-In on a beautiful sunny day in North Idaho. A few minutes after arriving at the small town airport planes started pulling up and performing a quick engine run-up as they prepared for take off. Nobody bothered me as I was … [Read more...]