Interesting video about the sound design of Dragon Age Origins, the last title of BioWare. You can see the Audio Director Simon Pressey and Sound Designer Jordan Ivey talking about the sound of the video game. Dragon Age Origins Website … [Read more...]
Interview with Ren Klyce, Sound Designer of Fight Club
Recently, Brendon Conelly of /Film had an interview with Ren Klyce, sound designer of Fight Club, which will be available on Blu-Ray this week. Here’s Klyce and myself talking about sound design, both in general and in the case of this film. The scene I refer to specifically is the so-called Kudzu Vine scene, and is one of the four you can select to play with on the … [Read more...]
Rob Bridgett Special: Vanishing Point [Exclusive Interview]
Here is a second exclusive interview with Rob Bridgett, talking about his first gig: Vanishing Point, a racing car game developed by Clockwork Games and published by Acclaim. Designing Sound: Vanishing Point was tour first gig.. How you get involved with it? Rob Bridgett: My first experience of working on sound design for a video game was when I was working at Matinee in … [Read more...]
Rob Bridgett Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with the Rob Bridgett Special, with a exclusive interview for Designing Sound. We talk about his work as sound designer, the evolution of his carreer, and some technical info. Designing Sound: Hello Rob, first of all: At what point in your life did you decided to start working with sound? Rob Bridgett: Hi Miguel,I think it is fair to say that I came to … [Read more...]
Walter Murch Special: Interviews
The Walter Murch Special ends here, a very interesting journey through the articles of one of the most important men in the history of audio and video creation. November will be a great month for the blog... If you were hoping for game audio articles, you'll love the November Special! Finally, let's read a nice round of interviews of Walter Murch selected form several … [Read more...]
Walter Murch Special: K-19: The Widowmaker
The history of the disaster of the sovietic nuclear-submarine K-19 presented in theaters, with K-19: The Widowmaker, an independent film that cost $100,000,000 to make. It's about the disaster of the sovietic nuclear-submarine K-19. An interesting film with a lot of work of foley and impressive recording.. Walter Murch worked as re-recording mixer. Let's read this article on … [Read more...]
Walter Murch Special: Roadtrip Nation Video Interview
Let's begin the Walter Murch Special, with a interesting video interview at Roadtrip Nation: Fortunately for Walter, he discovered at an early age that he had a gift for sound recording, even though he didn't take his youthful experiments seriously until after he had explored other paths, including architecture and oceanography. Always eager to push things and see what … [Read more...]