In a fitting news post to kick off our theme this month, Kate Finan over at Boom Box Post has put together a great blog post on the business aspects of freelancing in an audio field. We highly recommend you check it out here, as well as some of the other great posts on the Boom Box Post blog! … [Read more...]
The Neglected Topic
This is going to be an odd month, because we're not going to talk about sound. Not directly anyways. There's a broad range of topics that are often neglected in discussions of our craft, and that's the business side of things. Media production programs in Colleges and Universities are practically a dime a dozen now...though they certainly don't cost a little more than a … [Read more...]
News: Soundworks Collection – The Sound of Inside Out
The people over at Soundworks Collection once again bring us a fantastic video, this time digging into the sound design of Inside Out, Pixar's newest film. In the video, they discuss how director Pete Docter, producer, Jonas Rivera, supervising sound editor Shannon Mills, and the rest of the team approached creating an imaginary world, and give a lively depth to the movie's … [Read more...]
News: The Image of Sound
A recently-released short documentary, The Image of Sound, explores the often-overlooked world of sound design and sound editing. Produced by Amar Dusanjh, the short covers conversations with sound editor Eddy Joseph and sound designers Richard Addis and Dirk Maggs. In it, they discuss the creativity and passion that goes in to their work, along with the challenges and work … [Read more...]
News: A Sound Effect Podcast Ep. 2
Asbjoern of A Sound Effect and Christian of Hzandbits return this month with the second episode of their podcast. This time around, they're speaking to the people behind the BOOM Sound Effects libraries, which have exploded in popularity recently. You can find the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and a number of other places and formats. Head over to the A Sound Effect page for the … [Read more...]
News: Sweet Justice Social Media Contest
Just a quick heads-up to our readers: our friends over at Sweet Justice Sound are running a contest on Twitter and Facebook to celebrate their company's first year. Check it out and enter for a chance to win some great prizes, including sound libraries by Sam Justice and Chris Sweetman (as well as a swell mug!). Hurry, though; they're drawing the winners June 31st! … [Read more...]
Failure in the Pursuit of Perfection
I can’t stand articles that begin with a definition. So please, forgive this imperfect opening to what should really have been a perfect article. Most definitions of the term “perfectionist” agree that it describes someone who “refuses to accept any standard short of perfection”. I feel that the colloquial use of the term describes someone who “will be dissatisfied with … [Read more...]