CulturedVultures has published an interview with Peter Albrechtsen on his work on the documentary "Generation Wealth". Albrechtsen talks about how he combined an intimate and personal sound with the cold topic of the docu, materialism, and reveals a couple of sound design tricks along the way. Peter Albrechtsen is affiliated with designingsound.org Read the full … [Read more...]
The Met’s Characterful Binaural Exhibition
This is an interview with Nina Diamond about a special exhibition entitled Visitors to Versailles that took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Nina is a Managing Editor and Producer in the Digital Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Previously, she created award-winning digital media for The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Her … [Read more...]
Interview with Detunized on Sound Library Creation
The Audio Spotlight has interviewed Detunized on the process of creating a sound library. Stephen Marche, the owner of Detunized, explains how he went about recording his sample library "Room Tones" with an IRT cross setup and shares parts of the recordings on youtube. Read about Marche's process and listen to some examples on The Audio Spotlight. … [Read more...]
Sound & Picture: Crafting the Sound of The Handmaid’s Tale
Canadian Supervising Sound Editor Jane Tattersall discusses the aspects and creative considerations for determining the sonic approach to the award-winning Hulu original series. With the approach of the 2018 Primetime Creative Emmy Awards, a look back at this detailed article provides may provide some context for the sound of the series, especially considering the nomination … [Read more...]
Creating Fluidity with Music Editing: An Interview with Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison is an award-winning music editor, whose credits comprise The Greatest Showman, The Jungle Book, Houdini, Ice Age: Collision Course, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Purple Rain and many more. In this interview Jim talks to us about the music editing process between pop and classical music for The Greatest Showman, as well as the challenges he and his … [Read more...]
Interview: Dan Olmsted on the Saul Zaentz Film Center and Fantasy Studios
With the announced closure of Fantasy Studios on September 18, 2018, I thought it would be fitting to talk to someone who was there at the time of it being a film center. I tracked down Dan Olmsted, who worked at the Saul Zaentz Film Center on films such as The English Patient, Amadeus, Boogie Nights, K-19: The Widowmaker, and Fern Gully 2. Dan still works in the Zaentz Media … [Read more...]
Audio Mentoring Stories: Leonard Paul and Rachel Dziezynski
Leonard Paul, MSc (Director of the School of Video Game Audio) and Rachel Dziezynski (Audio Coordinator at Riot Games) were matched as mentor and mentee through the Audio Mentoring Project last year. They had such a great time with the mentorship that they wanted to share their experiences - so without further ado, here's Leonard and Rachel: Adriane Kuzminski: Why did you … [Read more...]