The July's Issue of Develop Magazine is now available for download. In the Heard About section, John Broomhall has published an article about the sound of "Split/Second", from a talk with audio director Steve Emney and audio programmer Andy Hutchings. Let's read: The high octane, high stakes and high drama Split/Second, is a riotous, explosive, adrenaline-pumping racing game. … [Read more...]
Darren Blondin and The Sound Design Secrets of "Singularity"
Darren Blondin, which you may know by his amazing work on DBlondin.com some years ago is currently working on the sound design of Singularity, an upcoming FPS game from Raven Software. He has published a very intereting article on Singularity's Developer Diary Blog talking about the sound design of the game, including videos and examples. Check: Many of the creepy sounds … [Read more...]
Passion
"The thing I always ask is “would you do this if you weren’t getting paid for it?” If the answer is yes, then you are ready to get to work." - Charles Maynes … [Read more...]
Inside the Sound of "Lost"
Avid has published a new episode of The Rough Cut, featuring a special event they had at NAB 2010 with Re-recording mixers Scott Weber and Frank Morrone and Film Editor Chris Nelson talking about the sound of "Lost". The video from the top is a preview of the complete episode, wich has a duration of 35:57. What does a sound re-recording mixer do? Why does the picture editor add … [Read more...]
Boom Library, a New SFX Company from Dynamedion Sound Team
Sound Designer Axel Rohrbach sent to me some information about his new SFX Label called BOOM Library and created with his partners at Dynamedion Sound Design & Music Company. They are releasing the first title of the library, called Cinematic Metal. This is what Axel said: The concept is to provide creative sound designers source material to work with (called a Construction … [Read more...]
Your Questions to Bruce Tanis
Now, you have the opportunity to do your own questions Bruce Tanis. Please read the exclusive interview first. Maybe you can find your answer there. … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with this new special. Here is a great talk I had with our special guest Bruce Tanis talking about the general aspects of his career, his techniques, the way he works, and more! Designing Sound: Bruce, please introduce yourself and tell us how you get started with your sound career. Bruce Tanis: I'm a freelance sound effects editor working in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]