Dynamic School Of Audio presents SONIC MAVEN TALKS, a three days seminar with Randy Thom on "Designing Sounds For Film & Designing Films For Sound". The event will take place in Mumbai, India Feb 3-4-5, 2017. For more information & early bird passes head over to the official announcement. … [Read more...]
Razer Acquires THX
Razer, best known for its gaming hardware & lifestyle products acquired THX, renown audio & video quality assurance company founded by George Lucas in 1983. Razer Co-Founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan said: Razer has a vision for innovation at every level of entertainment, a vision which THX has championed since its inception more than 30 years ago. This acquisition will … [Read more...]
SAG-AFTRA Announces Interactive Strike On Video Game Companies
SAG-AFTRA, an US labor union representing approximately 160,000 members working in the media industry has announced a strike, starting Friday 21st of October, on some of the worlds biggest Video Game Companies, including Activision, Disney Character Voices, Electronic Arts & Take 2 Interactive. Despite years of concerted effort and negotiating sessions, video game employers … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 42 – Assumed Sonic Characteristic
As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span… I live down the road from a fairly large, physically, Catholic church. Despite being made mostly of concrete, … [Read more...]
Break a Leg, Sound Designer
An Interview with San Francisco Bay Area theater Sound Designer, Jake Rodriguez As someone who deals mainly in game audio, you can probably understand why sound for theater isn’t something that I’m a resident expert on. Luckily, for this month’s Sound for Live Theater theme, I was able to catch up with someone who has made a name for himself as a Sound Designer for the San … [Read more...]
Sound Design for Theater: Another Medium for Our Craft
Guest post by James Richter In 2007, I was invited to join Mutineer Theatre Company in Los Angeles, a new enterprise one of my colleagues was founding. Though I hadn’t participated in theater since high school, I jumped at the chance. I wasn’t getting many opportunities to use my composition training in film, and I was growing bored with mixing mono news pieces for public … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 41 – A Different Kind of Challenge in VR
As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span… As I wrap up this live action VR/360 short I've been working on, I've been starting to postmortem the process … [Read more...]