It's not often that we post Kickstarter projects here on the site. Then again, it's not often we find one for that is so focused on sound, let alone a film focusing on one. Make it a documentary, and now it's all kinds of special. This is the pitch for "In Pursuit of Silence," from a filmmaker who's done some pretty stellar indie work in the past (La Source, The Philosopher … [Read more...]
Thank You to our February Contributors!
The month is wrapping up, and tomorrow we start a new featured topic. It's that time, once again, to thank all of the wonderful people who contributed guest articles and participated in interviews with us here on the site. Owen Green, who contributed not just one, but two articles about loudness and metering Tomoya Kishi, of Capcom, for his herculean effort in sharing … [Read more...]
DocHouse Masterclass Videos on Sound
Earlier this week, we posted that Peter Albrechtsen's Masterclass presentation at DocHouse was available for viewing online. That's not the only video in the series worth your time though. Make sure you check out the others, featuring Mary Milton and Larry Sider! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/59107571[/vimeo] … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Reader Survey
Along with the new site, we're tying to further refine how we develop content. We would really appreciate it if you'd be willing to spend 10 minutes filling out this short...and it is short...survey. It's completely anonymous, and your answers will help us continue to improve the site. If we haven't said it enough in the past, the community is what makes this site so … [Read more...]
Peter Albrechtsen – Sound Design Master Class Available on Vimeo
He's one of our contributors, he gave a master class on sound design for documentaries, and you can watch the whole thing on Vimeo right now! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/60171257[/vimeo] … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Site Migration Complete!
The year of 2012 was a time of change here at Designing Sound. The wise and talented Miguel Isaza has left this wonderful resource in the hands of myself and the other contributing editors. We have moved to a monthly topic format that has been exciting, rewarding and hopefully insightful. And DS welcomed new blood into the staff in Michael Taylor, Colin Hart and myself. Now … [Read more...]
Server Move This Weekend
We just wanted to give you a heads up that we're migrating servers this weekend. The move will give us a lot more direct control over the site's functionality, and a new look is going to be part of this shift. Some of the site functionality will be temporarily disabled (i.e. comments, etc.), and its possible that the site will go down at some point during this process. We'll … [Read more...]