In this interview, Philip Mantoine from theproaudiofiles.com had a chance to pick the brain of audio veteran Seph Lawrence. Lawrence has an impressive career. He has been Creative Director, Sound Supervisor and Sound Designer working for companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Raven Software and most recently Torrential Audio - a company specializing in recording and … [Read more...]
Animation World Network: Paula Fairfield On Creativity And ‘Game of Thrones’ Creature Sound Design
Animation World Network has published two videos with Emmy Award winning Sound Designer Paula Fairfield in which she talks about Creativity in Sound Design and her approach to the Creature Sound Design in Game of Thrones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJxx-XKgEg0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzbJnd5mryU&feature=youtu.be via A Sound Effect … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #82 — To Continue
As has come before; many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…Please bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. A few heavy reads recently had left me … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #79 Productivity Through Minimalism
As has come before; many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…Please bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. Minimalism can mean many things, in … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 57 – Constraints
Working under tight constraints can make creative work difficult. But working with no constraints at all can make it downright impossible. … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 56 – Innocent / Spontaneous Creativity
At the turn of the year I was working another gig where I give introductory workshops on audio/midi editing using a computer. These workshops are about 2h long & geared towards people who have zero knowledge about audio & using any DAW. The age limit was >10y & my oldest participant was born in 1933. During the 1st hour I explain key concepts & a little theory about how DAWs … [Read more...]
Turn It Upside Down
When we're in the heat of creation, in the final hours before a deadline, or when we're trying to prove ourselves, failure can be a punch in the gut. As creatives, we try to minimize failure, or we at least attempt to mitigate its emotional and practical effects. But what about all those times something unexpected happened, and it gave us the insight and inspiration necessary … [Read more...]