Avatar is one of the most impressive films I've seen. Amazing use of technology and a great story. Fantastic combination. The 3D experience there is totally amazing. The sound is really great... A good challenge with animals, sci-fi stuff and of course: create a new world. The January's Issue of Mix Magazine contain a fantastic article featuring Chris Boyes talking about the … [Read more...]
The Sound Design of "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers"
More videos! Let's check these videos of The Lord Of The Rings, with director Peter Jackson, producer Barrie Osborne, co-producer Rick Porras, supervising sound editors Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van Der Ryn, sound designer David Farmer, ADR Recordist Chris Ward, and re-recording mixers Chris Boyes and Michael Semanick talking about the sound design of "The Lord Of The Rings: The … [Read more...]
Iron Man: Mix Magazine and More
Interviewing Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer Chris Boyes, Mix Magazine continues its video onslaught of exclusively Skywalker Sound related projects below... Also an Italian site ComicUS has an interview with the film's composer Ramin Djawadi, HERE (scroll past the Italian version of the interview for the English translation.) … [Read more...]
Interview with Chris Boyes
DOLBY: In Broken Arrow, there’s this scene where the A-bomb goes off and the ground sort of heaves up in a wave toward the audience. CB: This kind of thing is always a big challenge, because so often the production wants to arrive at the major climactic moment, and they’ve already brought a freight train of sound. So I have to try to figure out a way to work against that. You … [Read more...]