George Spanos has created a new Game Sound Design Website. It has several articles, videos, and a forum. Looks great! There is an interesting article covering the info about the sound of Dark Sector, a third person action shooter that "thrusts you into Hayden Tenno's mysterious world". Let's read: Sound Design and Music The sound design of Dark Sector was also really … [Read more...]
Dane A. Davis Special: Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet, an animated film produced by Walt Disney Pictures released on November 27, 2002. Dane A. Davis was the sound designer, sound editor and creator of Morph's (character) amazing voice. Mix Magazine has an interesting article with the information about the sound process of Treasure Planet. Here is some info about sound design: A major challenge was melding … [Read more...]
Randy Thom's Notes at Siggraph
Randy Thom spoke yesterday in the first keynote at the Siggraph Conference. Let's read some notes and ideas delivered by Thom: "creative use of sound is key to making a long-remembered film." Thom, who won sound editing Oscars for "The Incredibles" and "The Right Stuff," said he is often asked about the difference between designing sound for animation and live action. "One … [Read more...]
The Sound Design of G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra
The G.I Joe Team is back! A new film called The Rise of Cobra will premiere in cinemas in August 7. The sound design looks really good there. More gadgets, more sci-fi, and more action! Let´s Check these video vía Trailer Addict with the Film Sound Crew talking about the sound design of the film. G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra Official Website G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra at IMDB … [Read more...]
Tron Legacy, Sound Design Recreation in Ableton Live
Let's check this Tron Legacy video published by Sound Designer and Producer Chris Kowalski. The sound of the video isn't the original sound design work of the movie, it's a sound recreation made by Chris on Ableton Live, with some libraries, Propellerhead Reason, and Reaktor. Chris said: "Two things i would loved to have.... Nudge ....and the ability to change the grid to … [Read more...]
Alan Howarth Interview by The Hollywood Edge
The Hollywood Edge had an interesting interview with Alan Howarth, a composer and sound designer who has participated in various projects, from scores to special sound effects, working on several films such as Star Trek, The Omega Code, The Mask, Dracula, Poltergeist, The Final Countdown, and many more. Watch the second part below.. … [Read more...]
Foley: The Art of Lie
Now, let's see these two videos about Foley, viewed at PolyPink. There, they call Foley "The Art of Lie", "because you have to use something to create sound and make the listener think it’s something else." Foley is totally an art, a really hard work given by creativity and experimentation with several objects and tools to create many sounds in many ways. The videos speak for … [Read more...]