This is a guest submission from Nate Flaks. Nate is a soon-to-be-LA-based Sound Editor and half of the electronic duo Sleeping Lion. He is an alumni of Berklee College of music where he studied Film Scoring and Electronic Production & Design. In hindsight, it was arrogant to believe that I’d somehow know what “too much” was before I took on too much. … [Read more...]
Sound For The Wild
This is a guest post by Ben Allan, producer at Main Course Films in Sydney, Australia. Ben recently worked both as a producer and a mixer for a film which has been produced solely for the new cinema at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. This venue is equipped with a screen over 80 ft wide that curves around the audience accompanied with a unique surround sound system to match the screen … [Read more...]
Creative Sound Design Techniques from Vincenzo Bellanova
Guest Post by: Vincenzo Bellanova INTRODUCTION: Creative recordings, unconventional objects, perfect spots, analogue gear or the perfect tools, are all important topics when approaching to sound design. But how can we completely morph sounds and be extremely creative inside the box? Do we always need a lot of tools to accomplish our goal? In this article we will try to find … [Read more...]
Some Peculiarities of Audio Shop Talk
This is a guest post by Timothy Muirhead, a sound editor based out of Toronto and also co-host of the Tonebenders sound design podcast. You can reach him via twitter @azimuthaudio. M.O.S. ….. We all know this means that no sound was recorded with the with the visual at hand. Most of us have heard that the origin of the M.O.S. is that a German director working in … [Read more...]
Intentionally Unintelligible
This is a guest post by Sound Designer Kathleen Burrows in which she discusses her work on the unique short film and research project, "Does Love Last Forever?". I suggest you quickly check it out that link before reading on. This isn’t just a short film about love, music and a relationship evolving through time. It’s a public service announcement. It’s a way to reach … [Read more...]
Hardware Accessories
This is a guest article by Rene Coronado. Rene is a 17 year industry vet who works at Dallas Audio Post. Rene also cohosts the tonebenders podcast, and produces the echo | collective libraries. One important thing to keep in mind when evaluating the hardware one uses is to properly budget for and value accessories. Spending big portions of one’s budget on accessories … [Read more...]
GDC Takeaways – “Be The Change”
This is a guest contribution by Boston-based composer/sound designer Renzo Heredia. My takeaway from GDC was this essential rule in life: Be the change you want to see in the world. If it doesn’t exist, create it yourself. This applied to all of the knowledge I learned from talks and seeing how powerful a community can be. Whether you are creating a unique musical … [Read more...]