Article by Jeff Seamster Those of us working in the field of audio production are accustomed to either a lengthy haul of design and content creation starting in pre-production or a series of intense sprints from one project’s post-production to another. Whichever camp you might fall into, the time and focus required by our craft make it easy to fall behind the latest … [Read more...]
Info Regarding the Finalists for SDC013
I have reviewed Andre Albino’s entry after continued comments and have decided that it should indeed be disquailified. One of the rules for this challenge stated that all of the original audio needed to be replaced. This was an oversight on my part. It was not one of my picks, I did not inform the other judges properly of the entry's status, or catch it when it was nominated in … [Read more...]
Finalists for SDC013: Creepy Advertising Announced
The judging has ended, and we have our finalists. Congratulations to Andre Albino, Chris Fox, Hugo Haas, Saro Sahihi and Peter Veres on their selection to the community vote. Of course, they are still vying for your individual votes to take the prize offered up by Colin Hart and Hart FX. Head over to Dynamicinterference.com to review their entries and cast your vote. … [Read more...]
Izotope RX2 Tutorials for Post Production
Just doing some cross-posting from my website: I decided to put these two tutorials together to share some simple tricks that I use in Izotope RX2. They’re nothing overly complex, but they are kind of unique….and handy to boot. I just thought I’d share them and hope you find them useful. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33841688[/vimeo] The other video can be viewed in this post. … [Read more...]
Cast Away Discussion with Randy Thom: Recording now Available
We had a great time discussing the sound of Cast Away with Randy Thom this morning, and the recording is now available. I have to apologize though, I screwed up on starting the recording...and it's missing the first minute of the discussion. Here's a recap. I asked Randy to describe the goals of the sound design for the film. He started by describing how the director, Robert … [Read more...]
Jeff Seamster Special: Exclusive Interview
DS: Like many other audio professionals that I know, you've got a background in music. Do you consider that the driving force behind entering an audio profession? How did that background in musical performance affect your first foray into audio production? JS: Since musicians are attuned to their aural surroundings, either naturally or through training, they’re also … [Read more...]
Reminder: 24 hours left in the Sound Design Challenge
Just a very short reminder that if you plan on entering Sound Design Challenge #13: Creepy Advertising, your entry needs to be submitted to the Vimeo group by 5PM (U.S. Eastern Time) tomorrow...strict cutoff. Get those entries in for your chance to win the massive Hart of Steel sound effects library from HartFX! … [Read more...]