Guest Contribution by Charles Maynes With all the talk of what “is” or perhaps “isn’t” Sound Design, I think that largely we forget to recognize that ALL of the sound that is in a film, Television program, or interactive experience is “Sound Design”. Often times, we quickly forget the contributions of our dialog, and especially our music department in the way those sound … [Read more...]
The Sound of Real Steel
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/30175507[/vimeo] Who says robot boxing won’t happen in 2020?! “Real Steel” plays out this fantasy as robots have replaced humans in boxing in this Shawn Levy film (“Night at the Museum” franchise and “Date Night”). Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) loses a chance to become a boxing champion when robots take over, and he becomes a small-time promoter. When … [Read more...]
The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne breaks back into theaters August 3rd. Helping to sell all the close-quarter sounds are sound supervisors Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg. The film was mixed at Todd-AO WEST in Gary Summers, David Parker, Bob Beemer, and Scott Milan's dub stage. production mixer Kirk Francis shot the location dialog while composer John Powell scored the film at Abbey Road. … [Read more...]