This is the end of the Ben Burtt Special. In the Extras of the DVD of Wall-E there are an amazing documentary called "Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds From The Sound Up". You have to see it! Don't worry if you don't have the original DVD, I found that video on YouTube. The embed was disabled but you can see it through this links: Part 1 | Part 2. Finally, let's check … [Read more...]
Rob Bridgett and the Dynamics of Narrative
Bob Bridgett has published a new fantastic article at Gamasutra, this time exploring common examples of dynamics from horror cinema and how those rules can be adapted to game design and game audio in any genre through graphic visualisation and planning techniques. 'Design' is one of the most important areas of sound design, in that the sound designer needs to sit down, over the … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones
hgeunvst6b The last part of the Ben Burtt - Star Wars Special. This time with Episode II: Attack of The Clones. I have two interesting articles to share to you. First article is from Film Sound, a really interesting interview with Ben Burtt talking about the sound of Episode II: It sounds like an enormous undertaking. The thing about any 'Star Wars' film, especially the ones … [Read more...]
10 Interesting Videos About Sound Design for Games
IPR School has posted five additional videos to his compilation of videos about creating audio for videogames. Maybe you already seen some of these here at DS, but be sure to see the rest, very interesting! Playlist 1-5 [View] Heavenly Sword Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Gears of War Dead Space Gears of War 2 Playlist 6-7 [View] Scarface Game Chronicles … [Read more...]
Experibass: The New Diego Stocco's Experiment
Diego Stocco strikes back! This time with a new video of a new amazing work called Experibass. He said: Few weeks ago I visited a luthier looking for instruments parts, I had an idea in mind for an instrument I wanted to build. My curiosity was to hear the sound of violin, viola and cello strings amplified through the body of a double bass. I came up with a quadruple-neck … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Star Trek (2009)
Some of us were surprised when it was announced that Ben Burtt would be the Sound Designer for the new Star Trek film. Undoubtedly, the sound work was incredible (again). Casually, U.S.O reported yesterdey at Twitter that the issue #21 of Star Trek Magazine has an interview with Ben Burtt. Here is an excerpt: Sound Designer Ben Burtt talks about the elements of the original … [Read more...]
Skywalker Ranch Tour (Part 1)
You've probably seen or heard talk about Skywalker Ranch, the amazing post-production building of Skywalker Sound, part of Lucasfilm and sound makers of the best sounds for films of all time. Sam from Skywalker Sound Blog made a post of a first part of a Skywalker Ranch Tour sharing some photos, videos and info. Don't miss it! Skywalker Sound is located in the serene rolling … [Read more...]