I gave up a quasi-staff position nearly a decade ago in order to pursue a career as a freelance sound effects editor. Certainly, there are positives and negatives to both of these paths but, at the time, I was being offered a one-film job at a different facility from the company where I'd been working for a few years. I had pretty much reached the highest plateau available to … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Using Accidents in Field Recording
Today, I'd like to share some observations about using accidents that occur in field recordings and things that sometimes get recorded unintentionally. No, I'm not talking about going back to the edit bay and finding out you've surprisingly recorded a talkative ghost. Although, that would be pretty cool. What I find interesting about field recording is that things often occur … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with this new special. Here is a great talk I had with our special guest Bruce Tanis talking about the general aspects of his career, his techniques, the way he works, and more! Designing Sound: Bruce, please introduce yourself and tell us how you get started with your sound career. Bruce Tanis: I'm a freelance sound effects editor working in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]
July’s Featured Sound Designer: Bruce Tanis
New month and new guest! For July I'm glad to announce the visit of Bruce Tanis as our special guest. He is a veteran sound effects editor who will share his knowledge with us. We will have a fantatic month with several articles on sound effects editing and design. Hope you enjoy it! Bio (written by Bruce) I was born in Oakland, California in 1959. My father was in the Navy … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Fringe"
Colin Hart has published on his blog an interesting interview with Bruce Tanis, sound designer of "Fringe", a sci-fi show of Fox. CH: How old were you when you discovered your passion for sound? BT: I came to sound editing a bit later than most people I guess. I finished my degree in Forestry from the University of Nevada in Reno but this was in the early eighties when … [Read more...]
April's Issue of Mix Magazine: The Sound of "Fringe", Multichannel Field Recorders and Interview with Tom Sahara
The April's Issue of Mix Magazine (Digital Edition) is now available to download, featuring some nice articles for sound for picture: The Sound of "Fringe" - Featuring comments from supervising sound editor Paul Curtis, re-recording mixers Rick Norman and Mark Hensley, and sound effects editor Bruce Tanis. Multichannel Field Recorders Article - A comparison between the most … [Read more...]