Randy Thom just published an interesting piece on the (over)use of Reverb on his blog. I think another natural tendency of ours also drives us to over-reverb: humans are innately fascinated by reverb. It’s why so few of us can resist blowing our car horns when we drive through a tunnel. It’s why the voices of the clergy seem all the more holy in the echo-y environment of a … [Read more...]
Tonebenders Interview with Mark Levinson
Since we're in the middle of our documentary month, I though it would be worthwhile to point out the latest episode of the Tonebenders Podcast. It's about a month old now, but if you should really give it a listen if you haven't already. In it, Timohty Muirhead interviews Mark Levinson, director of the recent documentary Particle Fever. Did you know that Mark has also worked … [Read more...]
Interview: Randy Coppinger
Randy Coppinger has been dealing with voice and microphones for over sixteen years and is currently Dialog Production Supervisor at Disney Publishing Worldwide. He is active on twitter and his blog with studio anecdotes and thoughts concerning asset management, microphones, acoustics, recording and anything else related to audio and voice. In this interview we tackle topics … [Read more...]
Using Logic for Post-Production Sound
[Article by Ian Palmer] Dreambase is the result of Alex and Mark’s (two ex-Dolby employees) desire to setup their own post-production sound facility and work in the more creative side of the film industry. Dreambase is located in the former GWR radio studios with two edit rooms and a VO Booth/ Foley Room between the two rooms. I visited there last year simply to say hello and … [Read more...]
Post Magazine: Recording ‘Mr. Popper’s’ Penguins
Quick article from Post Magazine featuring Mark Mangini, who talks about his work on"Mr. Popper's Penguins". Mangini decided to capture original penguin recordings, so he arranged to have access to the birds that were used in the film. “We couldn’t use a regular recording facility because penguins need to be in an environment that is 40 degrees or colder at all times,” he … [Read more...]
AudioMedia: The Sound of “Submarine”
The April's issue of AudioMedia is available on-line and includes an article on the sound of "Submarine". Paul Mac talks with the crew behind the sound the film, including re-recording mixer Nigel Heath, sound mixer Martin Beresford, sound engineer and music mixer Jake Jackson and director Richard Ayoade. "The director wouldn't say to the actors, 'walk four and half paces, stop … [Read more...]
Audio Media: Dialogue Special, Production Sound of “127 Hours”
The March issue of Audio Media magazine is available now and, along other interesting stuff, it features an article on voice/dialog recording, ADR, voice acting, etc; and also an insight on the production sound of "127 Hours". Audio Media Magazine - March 2011 … [Read more...]