Guest Contribution by Pierce O'Toole Writer/Director Pierce O'Toole shares his thoughts on music and sound design, and how they play into his creative process. As a writer and director, my biggest concern on any project is the story. Every project has a story that you are trying to tell. When I approach sound, the lens I view it through - or the speaker I hear it through, I … [Read more...]
Sounding Real: Directing VO for Games
Guest Contribution by DB Cooper For our collaboration month, some tips from a voice actor...on working with voice actors. Actors are, for the most part, eager to please. And they know that games need to be recorded fast— there's so much script and so little time. Actors are keen to help get the work done quickly, and often approach lines of script as elements that … [Read more...]
Perspectives on Sound Design
Guest contribution by Andy Farnell This article is the second of two part series on two sound symposia that recently happened in the UK. Part one is here. Perspectives on Sound Design Symposium 5 July 2013 The second of our featured symposiums took place on Friday 5 July 2013 at York University Department of Theatre, Film, and Television. Like the South Bank setting for the … [Read more...]
Auditory Perspective: Putting The Audience In The Scene
By Karen Collins Adapted from a forthcoming article in Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal An often overlooked aspect of sound design is the use of sound to create a sense of identification for the audience. Just as with using point-of-view with camera angles, sound can be used to create an auditory position for the listener/audience, putting … [Read more...]
The Theatre Sound Colloquium (and thoughts on sound design)
Guest contribution by Andy Farnell Images by Jemima Yong This article is the first of two part series on two sound symposia that recently happened in the UK. The Theatre Sound Colloquium – June 28 2013 First off, the last days of June. The sun finally came out in the UK in time for a splendid Glastonbury Festival, and I was in London for the Theatre Sound Colloquium held … [Read more...]
The Sounds Of Microsphere
Guest Contribution by Ivo Ivanov - Lead Sound Designer & Project Manager Noise, the final frontier. How can we explore such a vast and largely uncharted realm? More importantly, how do we approach recording this unusual sonic landscape and compile the results into a sound library specifically intended for the science fiction genre? How do we find the emotional … [Read more...]
inSPIRE, The Distance Music Experiment: Acoustic Explorations in Composition
Guest Contribution by Keith Lay A special thank you to Keith Lay for this contribution which explores acoustics from the unique perspective of a musical composition and performance. Keith is a composer, producer, and educator based in Central Florida. On October 20, 2012, musicians placed on rooftops, steeples, and lake boats in downtown Orlando, Florida performed “inSPIRE … [Read more...]