Are you in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend? Then check out one of these screenings of Particle Fever, which will have a Q&A with director Mark Levinson and Editor WALTER MURCH!!! Fri 3/14 Shattuck, Berkeley (Landmark Theaters) 7:30 show – intro and Q&A w/ director Mark Levinson and editor Walter Murch and physicists Sat 3/15 Embarcadero, SF (Landmark … [Read more...]
Journalism Beyond Words: Dirty Wars
As the documentary format moves further into the 21st century, audio is playing an ever increasing role in helping directors communicate their thoughts and ideas to the viewer. In a recent article posted to doxmagazine.com, Peter Albrechtsen goes in depth with Christopher Barnett, the sound designer for this year's MPSE documentary sound design award winning film, Dirty Wars. … [Read more...]
Viviana Caro: A Career Working With Animal Sounds
Guest Contribution by Leonard Paul You've worked a lot with animals as a sound engineer, could you give a brief history of how your initial interest in audio restoration of bird sounds has led to being the recordist for the Colombian Mountain Grackle in the mountains of Colombia? My interest on animal sounds started when I worked on my audio engineering undergrad thesis. I … [Read more...]
Not Mentioning These Would be a Disservice
Neglecting to mention these two Kickstarter Projects, while we're in the middle of the "Sound Design X Music" theme would just be incredibly foolish. Soundself - Sensory Exploration Game Find the project page here. Buchla - Documentary about one of the pioneering figures in live electronic music Find the project page here. … [Read more...]
In Pursuit of Silence…
It's not often that we post Kickstarter projects here on the site. Then again, it's not often we find one for that is so focused on sound, let alone a film focusing on one. Make it a documentary, and now it's all kinds of special. This is the pitch for "In Pursuit of Silence," from a filmmaker who's done some pretty stellar indie work in the past (La Source, The Philosopher … [Read more...]
DocHouse Masterclass Videos on Sound
Earlier this week, we posted that Peter Albrechtsen's Masterclass presentation at DocHouse was available for viewing online. That's not the only video in the series worth your time though. Make sure you check out the others, featuring Mary Milton and Larry Sider! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/59107571[/vimeo] … [Read more...]
Peter Albrechtsen – Sound Design Master Class Available on Vimeo
He's one of our contributors, he gave a master class on sound design for documentaries, and you can watch the whole thing on Vimeo right now! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/60171257[/vimeo] … [Read more...]