The tales of inept wannabe super heroes and a mysterious girl named Samantha Darko. Wow what a different set of films- but they landed in the brief for this little travelogue, so sit back and enjoy a scenic and hopefully entertaining trip. Mystery Men, a big screen rendition of the Dark Horse Comic book of the same name- Delightfully insane with a comic all-star cast … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Sound for Sci-Fi/Superhero Films [Part 1] – "Spider-Man" and "Fantastic Four"
The films Spider-Man and Fantastic Four were tour-de-forces of creativity, both visually and sonically. The superhero franchise is really one of the venues for sound design that can be both fun and challenging due to the character flaws and traits of the protagonist, and the usually insanely busy nature of the story and how it takes the heros from the relatively typical, to the … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Sound for War Films [Pt. 2] – “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima”
In the films “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima” the challanges were different but not by a huge margin- Alan Murray, longtime Supervising Sound Editor for Clint Eastwood, was very committed to making an accurate and dynamic track for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and had a special investment in the effort since his father was a USMC tank crew member in the battle. … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Sound for War Films [Pt. 1] – "The Alamo" and "The Great Raid"
In doing sound for the war film several different things have to be considered in building a sort of “creative architecture” for your sound design. Usually these will be driven first by the expectations of the Director / Producer and Picture Editor that you are working for. In most cases they will hope to have the sound follow in the path of previous Iconic films or videos such … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with the Charles Maynes Special. I interviewed him about the general aspects of his career, his tools, workflow, creativity techniques, and more. If you want to ask something to Charles, please go here. Designing Sound: Please give us a general overview of your career. How do you get started with sound? How was your first gig like? Charles Maynes: I actually … [Read more...]
June's Featured Sound Designer: Charles Maynes
This is a very special month for Designing Sound (we'll have our first anniversary in a few days) and of course we have a new special guest for this month! A very talented sound designer, sfx recording specialist and also a very kind person: Charles Maynes. Bio Charles Maynes was born at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico Viginia, and moved to San Diego California with … [Read more...]
Video Interview with Charles Maynes
Check this cool interview published by Sonnox Plugins featuring sound designer Charles Maynes talking about his work with sound effects, the use of plugins and more. … [Read more...]