Volition Senior audio designer Ariel Gross has published some thoughts on AltDevBlogADay, explaining why audio designers are also 'emotion designers' and what this means, to both the audio department and the wider development team. The full article can be viewed here ( via Gamasutra ) … [Read more...]
Elliott Koretz Special: Exclusive – The Michael Mann Collaboration
It’s still Elliott Koretz’ month here at Designing Sound and here’s a story on one of his most prolific collaborations, with director Michael Mann. In this interview, Elliott shares stories about working methods, the use of music and silence and Mann’s tireless search for perfection. Enjoy! How did you and Michael Mann meet the first time? My association with Michael … [Read more...]
Recording Guns for Bioshock Infinite
The audio team at Irrational Games have posted part one of a developer diary detailing their recent gun recording sessions on the Irrational Insider blog. The full interview can be viewed here … [Read more...]
Sound and Music Techniques for Narrative Filmmaking at London Film School – Workshop NEXT WEEK
The London Film School is hosting a 2 day weekend workshop with Gustavo Costantini on January 28th and 29th. Gustavo Costantini earned his PhD working under Michel Chion, is a Professor of Sound and Editing at the University of Buenos Aires, University of Cinema, and at the National University Institute for the Arts (IUNA). He is also a board member of the School of Sound and … [Read more...]
MPSE nominations announced.
The Motion Picture Sound Editors announced the nominees for their annual Golden Reel awards. I'd jot them down below but Awards Daily did a great job making the extensive list readable already, so CLICK HERE. If you'd like to see the actual editors nominated for each category CLICK HERE. The society of sound editors also presents two non-competition awards each year, … [Read more...]
Elliot Koretz Special: Hotel for Dogs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZlmiMJdCk[/youtube] The Sound of Hotel for Dogs. … [Read more...]
CAS Nominations Announced!
The Cinema Audio Society announced nominees for their 48th annual awards show celebrating outstanding achievements in Film and TV mixing. In addition, every year the CAS presents a "Career Achievement Award" to a deserving mixer, bestowing Re-recording mixer Scott Milan with the honor in 2012. Milan is currently finaling "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters", which will be the … [Read more...]