This is a guest submission from Nate Flaks. Nate is a soon-to-be-LA-based Sound Editor and half of the electronic duo Sleeping Lion. He is an alumni of Berklee College of music where he studied Film Scoring and Electronic Production & Design. In hindsight, it was arrogant to believe that I’d somehow know what “too much” was before I took on too much. … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Burnout
[perfectpullquote align="full" cite="Michael Gungor" link="" color="" class="" size=""]Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.[/perfectpullquote] Is burnout inevitable? If so, how do you manage it? If not, how do you avoid it? Does it occur suddenly or gradually? Is it self-inflicted or the result of unrealistic expectations? It seems we're … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #83 – Isn’t “more”… more?
As has come before; many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…Please bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. Please don't get me wrong. I … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #77 – It Was My Idea First!
How important is it to be first? My wife and I recently returned from a trip to the East Coast and England (old England, the first one, not "New England"). While on the East Coast, we decided to stop off at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange which houses Edison's laboratory complex where he developed numerous inventions including his filament light bulb … [Read more...]
Some Peculiarities of Audio Shop Talk
This is a guest post by Timothy Muirhead, a sound editor based out of Toronto and also co-host of the Tonebenders sound design podcast. You can reach him via twitter @azimuthaudio. M.O.S. ….. We all know this means that no sound was recorded with the with the visual at hand. Most of us have heard that the origin of the M.O.S. is that a German director working in … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #71 – Taken For Granted
As I was preparing a guest contribution relating to the monthly theme of Sound Language & Lingo, I found myself thinking about hearing loss and how it relates to the spoken English language. I asked myself what a language might sound like were it created from scratch. What elements might be considered in its design? Perhaps efficiency in terms of speed, the ability to … [Read more...]
Intentionally Unintelligible
This is a guest post by Sound Designer Kathleen Burrows in which she discusses her work on the unique short film and research project, "Does Love Last Forever?". I suggest you quickly check it out that link before reading on. This isn’t just a short film about love, music and a relationship evolving through time. It’s a public service announcement. It’s a way to reach … [Read more...]