Designing Sound

Video: "How to Train Your Dragon" M.P.S.E Sound Show, with Randy Thom, Al Nelson and Gary Rizzo

Miguel Isaza — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:02:54 +0000

[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 Sound. The Sound […]

"How to Train Your Dragon" – Exclusive Interview with Randy Thom, Jonathan Null and Al Nelson

Miguel Isaza — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:20:59 +0000

Erik Aadahl Special: Animation Sound Design [Exclusive Interview]

Miguel Isaza — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:54:28 +0000

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 […]

Erik Aadahl Special: Conceptual Beginnings

Miguel Isaza — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:17:31 +0000

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 […]

Erik Aadahl Special: Exclusive Interview

Miguel Isaza — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:04:02 +0000

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 […]

Exclusive Interview with Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn, Sound Supervisors on Kung Fu Panda

Jake Riehle — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:43:00 +0000

“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 […]