Motion Picture Sound Editors proudly presents a panel discussion and Q&A of the Warner Bros. Pictures/Paramount Pictures/Legendary Pictures feature Watchmen. Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead), this epic realization of the famed Watchmen graphic novel takes audiences on an incredible journey of vision and sound. Join Academy Award®-winning Re-recording Mixer … [Read more...]
The Wwise Tour 2009
Audiokinetik has announced The Wwise Tour 2009 that will take place next week. will be held in 4 different locations: Seattle – November 11th (5 to 9 pm) – @ Microsoft Campus Vancouver – November 12th (6 to 10 pm) – @ Vancouver Film School Los Angeles – November 16th (6 to 10 pm) – @ Culver Studios San Francisco – November 17th (6 to 10 pm) – @ Dolby … [Read more...]
First International Kyma Symposium Starts Today
The first International Kyma User Symposium starts today at Barcelona, Spain. U.S.O will be covering all the event, you can follow the activity with: Twitter - Hashtag --> #KISS09 Flickr - Tag --> KISS09 Facebook - Kyma Users Group U.S.O - Twitter | Flickr About Kyma X is a powerful visual programming language for music and sound, originally created by Symbolic … [Read more...]
First International Kyma User Symposium in October
Kyma X is a powerful visual programming language for music and sound, originally created by Symbolic Sound in 1987 and still going strong today. The Kyma sound design environment is used by composers, researchers and sound designers for realtime sound generation and manipulation. The First International Kyma Symposium will be held from the 8-10 October 2009 at the Niu Espai … [Read more...]
GameSoundcon, the First Conference Dedicated to the Learning of Games Sound and Music
GameSoundCon is the first conference to game audio developers and audio professionals who want to learn the necessary skills to be successful in the game industry. An intensive two-day seminar for composers, sound designers and audio professionals, teaching the unique creative, technical and business challenges essential to work in the game music and game sound industry. … [Read more...]
MPSE Sound Show 2008
Continuing an unhealthy obsession with all things Batman, I am happy to announce the Motion Picture Sound Editor's annual event at the Eygptian Theater in Los Angeles will be focusing on "The Dark Knight". Below is a press release from the MPSE and check back this week for my final interview from the film with "ambient music designer" Mel Wesson! THE DARK KNIGHT: The Sound … [Read more...]
Sound Behind the Image II
The Academy continues its "The Sound Behind the Image" series here in Los Angeles on August 8th. Supervising Sound Editor Mark A. Mangini hosts a night focusing on animated film sound past and present. Structured like last year's event which was hosted by Ben Burtt, the night of August 8th will begin with a historical account of all the onomatopoeia utilized in animation, … [Read more...]