Guest contribution by Matthew Marteinsson. Audio Director at Klei Entertainment. Klei recently released Invisible Inc. Restrictions. Usually it’s a bad thing. Something we fight against and work around. I certainly look back at the restrictions of old consoles with no fondness. But then you look at what The Beatles did with a 4 track (well a couple of 4 tracks and some … [Read more...]
The Inner Workings of Work
In my relatively short career, I’ve been fortunate to work in a variety of roles within different frameworks (freelancer, startup, in-house and a contract employee). Whilst we sometimes hear people discussing what specific roles are like, we don’t often hear about these different frameworks and how they compare. I thought it might be interesting to share my … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Restriction
What do you think of when you hear (or read) the word restriction? Unfortunately, the word restriction often carries with it a negative connotation. Though within the creative process, restrictions can be quite beneficial, and sometimes inspiring. As Belle Beth Cooper explains in her Buffer blog post, "What restrictions do is take away some of the choices available to us, … [Read more...]
Don’t knock Frozen
There’s a lot of things to like about Frozen. The animation is beautiful, the script is tight, the performances are great, and it even features a catchy tune or two. It’s also got some great sound. Check out the opening ice cutting sequence. It probably had whole cinemas ducking for cover in 3D but even in plain old 2D it works. The effects are great and when you get out from … [Read more...]
Emotional Beings: A Creature Sound Design Discussion
Guest Post by Beau A. Jimenez Introduction While on a calming walk, a car drives by me. As it zips by, some jerk in the passenger decides to scream at me as loud as they could. Being caught unaware, I jump. A feeling comes over me. The hair on the back of my neck stands up. I feel scared, concerned, and worried within a fraction of a … [Read more...]
Site Archives Updated!
It's been long overdue, but we've finally updated the archive links to include the featured topics we've been running over the last few years. Just hover over the "Archives" tab in the menu bar above, and click on "Featured Topics." Don't forget that there's a bunch of other cool stuff in the site archives, including links to the site's previous feature system, "Featured Sound … [Read more...]
Interview with Steve Tibbo – Emmy Winning Production Sound Mixer for ABC’s “Modern Family”
GUEST CONTRIBUTION BY DALE CROWLEY A few days after this interview with Steve Tibbo, he was nominated for the 6th time for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on ABC's "Modern Family", where he has been the production sound mixer on every episode other than the pilot. The episode that was nominated is called "Connection Lost". We discuss this … [Read more...]