SoundWorks Collection is releasing a new exclusive video from the 2010 Sonoma International Film Festival panel, “From Script to Screen” featuring Stuart Bowling, Technical Marketing Manager at Dolby Laboratories. Stuart Bowling is a multi-channel mixing expert who has been integral in Dolby 3D support and implementation, and in the development of Dolby 7.1 now being used for … [Read more...]
Dolby Surround 7.1 and Dolby Axon; Advances in Sound Technology for Cinema and Video Games
Recently, Dolby has unveiled two new technologies, both for films and video games. The first surprise is the announce of Dolby Surround 7.1 at ShoWest 2010. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced it is working with Walt Disney Pictures(R) and Pixar(R) Animation Studios to deliver a new audio format, Dolby(R) Surround 7.1. Disney(R) and Pixar have stated that Dolby Surround 7.1 … [Read more...]
Interview with Chris Boyes
DOLBY: In Broken Arrow, there’s this scene where the A-bomb goes off and the ground sort of heaves up in a wave toward the audience. CB: This kind of thing is always a big challenge, because so often the production wants to arrive at the major climactic moment, and they’ve already brought a freight train of sound. So I have to try to figure out a way to work against that. You … [Read more...]