It's always a pleasure to announce a new guest on Designing Sound. During this month, Rodney Gates will be sharing with us a lot of his experiences in the world of sound design and audio direction for video games. Bio "I became interested in sound and music at a young age, making cassette tapes on my Yorx stereo with a crude electret-condenser microphone with old needle-drop … [Read more...]
“The Lost Thing”, Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer John Kassab
The Lost Thing is a beautiful 15-min animated short film based on the book by Shaun Tan, who is also director of the piece, along with Andrew Ruhemann. The film has won several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. I have interviewed John Kassab, sound designer on the project, and responsible of giving life sound to the characters, places and all the … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with the Audio Team of “Medal of Honor”
Medal of Honor has been one of the most important franchises of warfare video games. Most of their titles have really good sound work, and Medal of Honor (2010) is not an exception of it. Below is an interview I had with the audio team of the game, talking about the different challenges they had and the techniques/processes applied on recording, designing and implementing the … [Read more...]
Ric’s Tips and Tricks: Mic Stands [Part 1]
[Ric Viers has prepared a series of quick videos, where he will be sharing some useful tips and tricks for anyone who records sound effects in the field. All the videos were produced directly from the Detroit Chop Shop and will be published exclusively on Designing Sound TV during this month] Today, He give us several tips on using mic stands. Watch the video on DSTV If you … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Mark Mangini and Dave Whitehead of “The Rite”
The following is an exclusive interview with Supervising sound editor Mark A. Mangini and Sound Designer Dave Whitehead about their work on "The Rite". Designing Sound: What ideas did Director Mikael Hafstrom have about the sound design for the film? Did he reference any past exorcism movies for inspiration or homage? Mark A. Mangini: Mikael did not come to the film with any … [Read more...]
Peter Albrechtsen Special: Exclusive Interview
Welcome to the first installment in a series of articles featuring our amazing guest Peter Albrechtsen. This one is an interview I had with him, where we talked about several things, including the evolution of his career, influences, creative methods, techniques, and more. Hope you enjoy it. Designing Sound: How did you get started in sound design? How has the evolution of … [Read more...]
February’s Featured Sound Designer: Peter Albrechtsen
This year is going fast, huh? After the great visit of Tim Walston, let's go with another film sound special! It's a pleasure for me to announce the visit of Peter Albrechtsen for the month of February. Peter is a true master of sound, with an incredible vision and talent. This is going to be fantastic. Bio Peter Albrechtsen has been a professional sound designer, sound … [Read more...]