First let me say to those reading this in the United States, I hope you're enjoying the tail end of the Thanksgiving break. To those outside the U.S., I hope you'll forgive my weak attempt at a segue from a real-life holiday to a blog post title. Right, so with 'thanks' and 'giving' on my mind, I thought I'd share some views on what is probably my least favorite aspect of … [Read more...]
The Art and Craft of Foley
"Footsteps with character: the art and craft of Foley", a great essay written by Benjamin Wright, included in the Screen journal. "In this essay I look more closely at modern Foley performance and aesthetics, giving special attention to the customized nature of Foley effects and the importance of creating sound with ‘character’. What interests me is not only how Foley … [Read more...]
Mavericks Of Sound Design Panel
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjaGA9zo_o[/youtube] Spectrasonics has uploaded the full sound design panel that Eric Persing, Diego Stocco, Richard Devine and Scott Gershin gave at the 2011 Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina. Maybe you remember that we shared several video recordings from the panel a couple of weeks ago, but this one has much better quality and … [Read more...]
Greg Russell and Mark Stoeckinger on the Art and Craft of Sound
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZZylpvlySs[/youtube] David Poland has made two great interviews at DP/30. In one he talks with Greg P Russell about the sound of "SALT". The other one is with Mark Stoeckinger, talking about the sound of "Unstoppable". Both are relatively "long" (33 and 45 min respectively) but fascinating. And even better: they not only talk about … [Read more...]
Behind the Art: Randy Thom
Welcome to "Behind the Art", a new section of Designing Sound created with the goal of studying the artistic and creative aspects of sound design, featuring several interviews dedicated to explore the minds and creative approaches of professional sound designers out there, with the goal of expand our creative worlds and learn how others tell stories with sound. There are a lot … [Read more...]
Passion
"The thing I always ask is “would you do this if you weren’t getting paid for it?” If the answer is yes, then you are ready to get to work." - Charles Maynes … [Read more...]