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...]
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...]
News: Tonebenders Podcast: Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
On the most recent episode of the Tonebenders Podcast, the guys talk to experienced sound designers Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl about their long and varied careers, working philosophies, and recent films. Some of the recent films Van der Ryn and Aadahl have worked on are Transformers: Age of Extinction, Godzilla (2014), World War Z, and Argo, among others. Head over to … [Read more...]
Music of Sound: Okarito Kiwi aka Rowi
In a recent entry on his blog, Tim Prebble discussed his experiences in trying to record the Okarito kiwi, or Rowi. The kiwi, which is the national bird of New Zealand, is nocturnal, and rarely seen or heard by anyone, even New Zealand natives. Tim digs into his fascinating adventures in trying to find and record this elusive creature here. Be sure to check out the recordings … [Read more...]