The July's Issue of AudioMedia is also available for viewing online (or download) now, including a very cool Game Sound Special featuring: The Sound of "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" 20 Years and Beyond - Dan Bardino glances at where games audio has come from, and peeks at the future Games - A Serious Business - Richard Wilson talks about TIGA All in the Mix - Garry Taylor … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Inception"
The July's Issue of Mix Magazine includes an article about the sound of "Inception", the upcoming film of Christopher Nolan. The article contains some spoilers, so maybe would you like to see the film first. Becauseof the overwhelming success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan is viewed in popular circles as a premier “popcorn movie” director, delivering … [Read more...]
"Fireworks" and "Skateboard", Two New SFX Libraries of Chuck Russom FX (With Exclusive Q&A)
Chuck Russom has released two new libraries on his collection. The first one is a limited library (Available only through July 31, 2010) called Fireworks: Fireworks is a special "Limited Edition" sound library. A few years back, I record some small fireworks to have for my personal library. These sounds have proved useful over the years when designing sounds like magical … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Using Accidents in Field Recording
Today, I'd like to share some observations about using accidents that occur in field recordings and things that sometimes get recorded unintentionally. No, I'm not talking about going back to the edit bay and finding out you've surprisingly recorded a talkative ghost. Although, that would be pretty cool. What I find interesting about field recording is that things often occur … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Split/Second"
The July's Issue of Develop Magazine is now available for download. In the Heard About section, John Broomhall has published an article about the sound of "Split/Second", from a talk with audio director Steve Emney and audio programmer Andy Hutchings. Let's read: The high octane, high stakes and high drama Split/Second, is a riotous, explosive, adrenaline-pumping racing game. … [Read more...]
Darren Blondin and The Sound Design Secrets of "Singularity"
Darren Blondin, which you may know by his amazing work on DBlondin.com some years ago is currently working on the sound design of Singularity, an upcoming FPS game from Raven Software. He has published a very intereting article on Singularity's Developer Diary Blog talking about the sound design of the game, including videos and examples. Check: Many of the creepy sounds … [Read more...]
Passion
"The thing I always ask is “would you do this if you weren’t getting paid for it?” If the answer is yes, then you are ready to get to work." - Charles Maynes … [Read more...]