The fine gentlemen over at The Tonebenders Podcast have once again graciously tied into this month's theme. Their latest podcast, a conversation with Brenda Jaskulske of the University of North Texas, is now up for your listening pleasure in all of the usual places. I'm embedding the Soundcloud version below, but head over to their site to learn more about Brenda and how to … [Read more...]
An Evening with Eddy Joseph (March 9)
Those local to the Brighton area (UK) will have an opportunity to hear the acclaimed Supervising Sound Editor Eddy Joseph (Enemy at the Gates, Quantum of Solace) in conversation. On Monday March 9th, Eddy will be in conversation with Lisa Holloway on a bill that also features an interview with the music recording engineer Hadyn Bendall (The Hounds of Love, The Last Emperor). … [Read more...]
SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of Unbroken
WWII Prisoner of war drama 'Unbroken' will compete in both the 'Best Sound Editing' and 'Best Sound Mixing' categories at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony on February 22nd. What better time to plug this video from The SoundWorks Collection, featuring an interviews with audio post team who worked on the film. SoundWorks Collection - The Sound of … [Read more...]
Gary Rydstrom’s Strange Magic
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSrJiaZnPuU[/youtube] Normally we wouldn't make any fuss about a particular film's release, but this is one's a little special for our community. Gary Rydstrom has had several opportunities to sit down in the director's chair for short films in the past, but this film, Strange Magic, is his first feature. We often talk about promoting … [Read more...]
Sound FX Search tool launched
Paul Virostek, author of the rather excellent Creative Field Recording blog, has just launched a sound effects search tool, for finding indie sound effects quickly and easily. Virostek, who has previously turned his efforts to re-writing the Soundminer metadata the free Firearmsfx sound library and other community and content sharing endeavours, created Sound FX Search with two … [Read more...]
Sonic Arts Award 2015
The third edition of the Sonic Arts Award is accepting submissions until 20 January 2015. Sonic artists, researchers and sound designers, and others, are encouraged to enter their work into one (or more) of four categories: Sound Art, Sonic Research, Soundscapes, Digital and Media Art. Each category winner will receive €1000.00, and there are additional prizes, including an … [Read more...]
Berkeley Film Foundation – Alan Splet Award
The Berkeley Film Foundation has established a new grant in honor of sound designer Alan Splet. From their website: Please join BFF in honoring Alan Splet by donating to a new grant that we have named for him. Alan was a well-known and extremely admired sound designer who collaborated with David Lynch, Phil Kaufman, Peter Weir, Carroll Ballard, Frank Oz and numerous other … [Read more...]