http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgovfQjxUA The Jim Stout special was two months ago, right. But it doesn't stops the Jim's interest for sharing his knowledge and techniques with Designing Sound readers, so here is a new exclusive video tutorial, this time on making impact sound effects. … [Read more...]
SWC: Inception – Sound for Film Profile
SoundWorks Collection has released another great profile for sound, this time for the sound work on "Inception", featuring Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor Richard King and Re-Recording Mixers Lora Hirschberg and Gary Rizzo. Creating the sounds of dreams featuring supervising sound editor and sound designer Richard King, Re-recording Mixer Lora Hirschberg, and … [Read more...]
Gary Rizzo Talks About "Inception"
Colin Hart has talked with re-recording mixer Gary Rizzo about his favorite moments of "Inception". This is what he said: He replied (in my words…). There are a couple of great moments in the movie. The first one is this sequence that happens in Paris. You are down on the street in Paris, and all of a sudden things start exploding around you. But not a fiery explosion. It’s … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Creepy Forests in Broad Daylight
Here's an example of a common scene from a suspense film or TV show: A woman walks alone to her car late at night down a long, dark alley. Shooting a scene to play as late at night or in a deserted location is common film language for creating suspense or tension. Sometimes, though, the opposite approach can be very successful as well. Creepy scenes don't always have to be set … [Read more...]
Getting Ricochet Bullets Sounds by Dropping Stones Down a Deep Dry Well
In this video you can hear a very interesting effect generated by dropping stones down a deep dry well. Thanks to Stuart Provine and Charles Maynes for sending the link … [Read more...]
Cinesonika, The First International Film and Video Festival of Innovative Sound
The first international festival dedicated to sound on film and video has arrived. It's called Cinesonika. This first annual festival will showcase international works of film and video with fascinating soundtracks, idiosyncratic sound design, eclectic scoring and innovative approaches to the sound-image relationship. These works will be screened in a two weekend festival at … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Using Default Audio Suite Plugins in Pro Tools
I gave up a quasi-staff position nearly a decade ago in order to pursue a career as a freelance sound effects editor. Certainly, there are positives and negatives to both of these paths but, at the time, I was being offered a one-film job at a different facility from the company where I'd been working for a few years. I had pretty much reached the highest plateau available to … [Read more...]