Designing Sound

Art and technique of sound design

Coll Anderson Special: Documentary Sound

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It’s still June and the gifted Coll Anderson is still the sound designer of the month here at Designing Sound. Among many other things, Coll has done a long list of impressive documentaries and doing an interview focused on this part of his work was an obvious choice. Among many award winning documentaries, Coll has worked on Restrepo (2010), Catfish (2010) and the Academy … [Read more...]

New Site Feature! The Film Sound Discussion Group

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In an effort to provide more community oriented opportunities, we're adding a new feature. The Film Sound Discussion Group will be a monthly event where we can all get online together and talk about the use of sound in particular films, their scenes or the use of sound in other forms of media. It's kind of like a "book club." We'll let you know what the topic is going to be, … [Read more...]

AudioMedia – November: The Sound of "James Bond 007- Blood Stone" and "America: The Story of Us"

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The November's Issue of AudioMedia Magazine is also available now, including two interesting articles; one about the sound of "James Bond 007 - Blood Stone", including conversations with lead sound designer Mathias Grunwaldt and composer Richard Jacques. The second article is a very cool read about the sound of  the "America: The Story of Us" "docu-drama", with comments of … [Read more...]

Ben Burtt Showing His Source Material for Star Wars

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksTbSNhjaBk (Warning! High level of nostalgic content) In the 6:05 mark of this video, you can see three great minutes of sound designer master Ben Burtt showcasing some of the source material he used for the layering of a sound for Star Wars. The video is a part of a rare documentary about John Williams and the music of Star Wars published … [Read more...]

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