[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16554818[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has published a new fantastic video featuring Supervising Sound Mixer and Sound Designer Randy Thom, Sound Designer Al Nelson, Sound re-recording Mixer Gary Rizzo, Director Chris Sanders, and Film Editor Darren Holmes talking about the sound of "How to Train Your Dragon" in the M.P.S.E Sound Show at Skywalker … [Read more...]
"How to Train Your Dragon" – Exclusive Interview with Randy Thom, Jonathan Null and Al Nelson
I loved "How to Train Your Dragon", the latest Dreamworks animated film. The storytelling and animation was top-notch, luckily the sound dept. followed suit. Below is an interview with the leads of the post sound crew discussing their work on the film. Many thanks to Sound Designer Randy Tom, Sound Supervisor Jonathan Null and Sound Designer Al Nelson for answering the … [Read more...]
Erik Aadahl Special: Animation Sound Design [Exclusive Interview]
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Erik Aadahl has worked in animated films such as "Kung Fu Panda", "Monsters vs Aliens", and currently in "Shrek: Forever After". Here is an interview I had with him, talking about his work on that kind of films. DS: Animation is not a genre and the way to deal with sound in animation films is different from the way you work with sound in a typical film, but there's one thing: … [Read more...]
Erik Aadahl Special: Conceptual Beginnings
Our job as sound designers is to be storytellers. Instead of words or pictures, we tell the story with sound. And it all starts with the script. Sometimes I'll get a script in advance of a job, sometimes not. Ideally, the screenwriter has worked sound into the very fabric of the script. Some of my favorite movie scenes of all time were written with sound as a central player. … [Read more...]
Erik Aadahl Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with the Erik Aadahl Special. Here is a Designing Sound's exclusive interview with Erik talking about some aspects of his career, personal thoughts, his main tools, and more. Designing Sound: To start please give us an introduction about your career and how you get involved with sound design Erik Aadahl: As a kid, I played piano and started composing music … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn, Sound Supervisors on Kung Fu Panda
"Kung Fu Panda" kee-yahed its way into theaters June 6th. Sound supervisors Ethan Van Der Ryn and Erik Aadahl achieved the very definition of "Kung Fu" (achievement through great effort) in their sound editorial. Both from "Transformers" fame, "Panda" marks seasoned sound designer Aadahl's first "supervising sound editor" credit for a feature film. Mixing took place at Fox … [Read more...]