I started editing sound effects at Todd-AO back in 19.......... Something-or-other! I started working on a show called "Brooklyn Bridge" produced by Gary David Goldberg. I worked in television for a few years and then moved over to working on features. With a few brief side trips back to TV, I stayed in the feature world ever since until starting in on "Fringe" in August, … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with the Audio Team of “Transformers: War for Cybertron”
I really liked the lastest Transformers game called "Transformers: War for Cybertron". The game is really great and the work in the sound was brilliant, so I talked to the guys at High Moon Studios' sound team asking some things about the audio work on the game. Thanks go to all the guys on the team for taking time to answer my questions! Transformers: War for Cybertron - … [Read more...]
Decisions
"You learn that the most important thing that you can do as a sound designer is to make the right choice, for the right sound, at the right moment in the film" -Ben Burtt … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #1: Boh, The Forgotten Dog
Let's get started with the seal creatures showcase. Here's the first creature, who I called Boh. The Story Boh born as a scent hound dog. The nightmare came one day in the forest, when Boh was assisting his master in a hunting adventure and inadvertently ingested a strange and toxic substance that made him sick. Over time, Boh started to get mutations and became aggressive. … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Cutting Crowd Effects
Hello again. Over the years I've worked on several films and TV shows that required editing crowds for different sorts of sports, both indoors and outdoors, concerts, and, my personal favorite, panic, battles, and riots. Umm, just kidding there. Mostly. Crowds are actually a bit more difficult to cut than they might seem on the surface. There are two obvious problems to be … [Read more...]
Review + Sound Design Challenge: Making Creature Sounds with Seal Vocals
Some weeks ago, Tim Prebble went to a Cape Palliser, New Zeland to record a family of Seals. He released all his recordings as a new HISS and a ROAR library called Seal Vocals. General Toughts Well. The download and delivery system was great, as always. I have the MAX version of the library, which comes with a total of 210 sounds at 96kHz and 24-Bit. All of them perfectly … [Read more...]
The Sound of "SALT"
SoundWorks Colelction has released a new sound for film profile, this time on "SALT": Who is Salt? Uncover the sound behind “Salt” in this exclusive SoundWorks Collection Sound for Film Profile featuring Re-recording mixer Greg P. Russell, Re-recording mixer Jeff Haboush, and Re-recording mixer Scott Millan. … [Read more...]