As the Academy Awards approach, Skip Lievsay expalins at Slate V what goes into great sound editing. Via: FilmSound Daily … [Read more...]
Thoughts of the Oscars Sound Nominees
I've found two interesting articles with thoughts and general info from the sound nominees to the Oscars, talking about his respetive works on films such as "Avatar", "The Hurt Locker", "Star Trek", "Up" and "Inglourious Basterds". The first one is from MPEG, with comments of some of the sound editors with best sound nomination: Though the movies they worked on were all … [Read more...]
Avatar Sound Panel with Director James Cameron, Producer Jon Landau and the "Avatar" Sound Team
SoundWorks Collection has a new surprise! More than 47 minutes of video featuring Director James Cameron, Producer Jon Landau and the "Avatar" Sound Team (Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer Christopher Boyes, Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gary Summers, Sound Re-Recording Mixer Andy Nelson) on the Avatar Sound Panel conducted at the Fox Studios, … [Read more...]
"The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar", Two Different Paths on Sound Editing
Peter Canaricas has published a nice article on Variety featuring "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" sound, two films nominated to Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, but also two different worlds and different perspectives and ways to treat the sound. Check some excerpts: "We absolutely invented sounds," says Boyes, whose team created aural experiences that don't exist on Earth, … [Read more...]
More "Avatar" Sound: In-Depth Sound Profile with Chris Boyes
New Avatar Sound Profile, this time by SoundWorks Collection, with great information about the sound of the film, given by Chris Boyes from Skywalker Sound. The groundbreaking technical and directorial abilities of Director James Cameron can be experienced in his breathtaking visual world of Pandora in “Avatar”. This never before seen world is filled with landscapes, creatures, … [Read more...]
Avatar: Creating The World of Pandora – Sound Design and Score
Avatar again? Yes. This time on a video with some general info about the sound design and score of the film. Sound design was key in making Pandora a believable, unique world. Sound editor Christopher Boyes explains how real-world sounds were manipulated in such a way as to make them unique to Avatar's world. More Avatar @ Designing Sound Via Wired … [Read more...]
The Sound in the Era of 3D Films
The era of 3D and super-visual films has come. So, what about sound? What could be the next step on film sound? Tim Prebble has made a great review about this topic, regarding some aspects abut the technology and the techniques that could be implemented to reach a new level on the sound for this new era of filmmaking. Let's read: Along with the hyperbolic (& in my opinion … [Read more...]