Defined by Wikipedia, Crowdsourcing is "the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor to a large group of people or community (a crowd), through an open call." That's the new and fantastic idea of talented Tim Prebble, owner of HISS and a ROAR. The idea consists in group 100 recordists, who would have to record 10 doors sounds (each one), … [Read more...]
Your Questions to Jim Stout
Now, you have the opportunity to do your own questions Jim Stout. Please read the exclusive interview first. Maybe you can find your answer there. … [Read more...]
Jim Stout Special: Creating Organic Textures with Alchemy
The first video of the Jim Stout Special! Here's Jim showing how you can manipulate your own samples with Alchemy, to get lots of different sounds from organic sources. Tools: Open Labs NeKo | Camel Audio Alchemy … [Read more...]
Painter
"Like a painter, it’s not about the paint or the brushes you use, it’s about what you want to create first in your head. And then finding the right tools to achieve that goal." - Scott Martin Gershin … [Read more...]
Avid Webinar: Film Sound Design with Pro Tools and ICON
Avid has published a new Webinar about Sound Design and it's available to view online now. Join Avid specialist, Jeff Komar, as he demonstrates how sound can play a vital role in setting the mood of a scene, and help drive the story. With recent horror hit My Bloody Valentine as the film canvas, learn the techniques for designing, editing, and mixing sounds with Pro Tools HD … [Read more...]
On-Location ADR Recording with "Voice Over There"
Studio Daily has published an article talking about the way the voices for "Parenthood" are recorded in a pretty cool ADR trailer. Check: On the Universal Studios lot, the new NBC hit series Parenthood is shooting on Stage 44. In between takes, one-by-one, the actors walk 200 feet from the stage and into Voice Over There’s compact trailer. There, when the door is closed, the … [Read more...]
Jim Stout Special: Exclusive Interview
Following with the Jim Stout Special, here is a nice interview I had with him, talking about general aspects of his career and his thoughts on different aspects of sound design. Check: Designing Sound: Jim, tell us hen you decided to make your career in sound… How do you get started with this? Jim Stout: I guess you'd have to say it wasn't a "conscious" decision. I've had a … [Read more...]