A tribute to the great Alan Splet, a total sound design leyend. Don't miss this. Via fartfx … [Read more...]
The Scary Sound of "Dark Water"
Let's check this featurette with director Walter Salles, associate editor Maria Montoreano, editor Daniel Rezende, re-recording mixer Scott Millan, and sound supervisor/designer Frank Gaeta talking about the scary sound of Dark Water. … [Read more...]
Andrew Lackey Special: Personal Approach to Sound Design
Writing a piece on my approach to sound design is trickier than I thought it'd be. Being purely technical isn't any fun. Creativity needs skill to thrive, so being overly philosophical was just noise. Plus no one works in a vacuum, so how does process and influence fit in? After a few failed attempts this is how it makes sense to me...perhaps it'll make sense to you. … [Read more...]
Treg Brown and the Sound of Looney Tunes
Treg Brown, a genius, a master, incredibly talented man, creator of fantastic sound effects since 1930. He is responsible for the creation of much of the sound effects of the first animated cartoons including Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, and here is the documenal I found on YouTube, called "CRASH! BANG! BOOM! The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown." Another "Must-see" … [Read more...]
The Sound Design of "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers"
More videos! Let's check these videos of The Lord Of The Rings, with director Peter Jackson, producer Barrie Osborne, co-producer Rick Porras, supervising sound editors Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van Der Ryn, sound designer David Farmer, ADR Recordist Chris Ward, and re-recording mixers Chris Boyes and Michael Semanick talking about the sound design of "The Lord Of The Rings: The … [Read more...]
Post Production Notes of "American Graffiti"
Two interesting videos about the Post Production process of American Graffiti, awesome film directed by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. … [Read more...]
The Sound of "The Princess and the Frog"
SoundWorks Collection strikes back with the last animated film of Walt Disney Animation Studios, returning to the fantastic world of handdrawn 2D animation. A sound for film profile of "The Princess and the Frog", directed by Ron Clements and John Musker of “The Little Mermaid”, “Aladdin”, and “Hercules”. In this profile we talk with Sound Re-Recording Mixer David Fluhr, Sound … [Read more...]