In Contention has published an interview in the "Tech Support" section, featuring ‘Salt’ sound re-recording mixer Greg P. Russell and ‘Unstoppable’ supervising sound editor Mark P. Stoeckinger. When Oscar voters spoke up last Tuesday, two intriguing craft category nominations stuck out, both coming from the same branch: Mark P. Stoeckinger’s third bid to date for the sound … [Read more...]
Sound on Film: “Uncle Boonmee”
Sound and Music has a fantastic section called Sound on Film, where you can find several interesting articles already published. On of the lasts is a great interview with sound designer Akritchalerm Kalayanmitr, talking about his work on "Uncle Boonmee". The predominant sound in the film is that of the natural world: insects, birds, water and weather. While this is in the … [Read more...]
Ambivalence
Nathan Moody has published a brilliant post on his blog Noise Jockey dedicated to explore several things about ambivalence and its relationship to our creative decisions in sound. I’m not talking about ambiguity. When the viewer or listener comes to your work, it’s OK to be ambiguous. The best art and design only goes halfway: The viewers themselves must ideally step up to … [Read more...]
Having Fun with The Recordist’s Ultimate Mud and Ultimate Splash [Review and Demos]
I admire Frank Bry a lot, not only for his great design work and philosophy, but also for the incredible job he does at The Recordist, one of the leading companies in this era of sound effects independence. Today I'll talk about two of his recent libraries: Ultimate Mud and Ultimate Splash. Apart of the great sounds included in Frank's libraries, there's a lot of "hidden" … [Read more...]
Peter Albrechtsen Special: Exclusive Interview
Welcome to the first installment in a series of articles featuring our amazing guest Peter Albrechtsen. This one is an interview I had with him, where we talked about several things, including the evolution of his career, influences, creative methods, techniques, and more. Hope you enjoy it. Designing Sound: How did you get started in sound design? How has the evolution of … [Read more...]
AudioMedia: “Fable 3” – Dialogue of a Legend
January's issue of AudioMedia magazine is available for download now and includes a fantastic article by John Broomhall, who talks with Composer and Music Director Russell Shaw, Audio Director Kristofor Mellroth, Dialogue Director Kate Saxon and Audio Associate Producer Georg Backer. AudioMedia - January 2011 … [Read more...]
The Sound Collectors Club – February’s Theme: Wind
The theme for february's collect at The Sound Collectors Club has been announced: Wind! The result of the vote for the ‘Night and Day’ theme was a three way tie, so I’ve decided to give all three contributors the chance to choose a theme over the coming months. First up is Dan Gallard of Sonik Boom Sound in Australia who has chosen ‘Wind’ to be February’s theme: “My theme … [Read more...]