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Keith Bound: How Sounds Optimise Audience Engagement in Movies

August 8, 2018 by Ethan Grafton

Keith Bound: How Sounds Optimise Audience Engagement in Movies

Image from LinkedIn In the 6th part of his Science of Storytelling series, Keith Bound PhD outlines the specific psychological effects of common horror-thriller sounds on moviegoers. "When a diegetic sound resonates with the viewers as a recognizable threat to the protagonist or themselves the viewer, it not only elicits a strong anxiety response but does so very … [Read more...]

postPerspective: Chris Stangroom on providing Quest doc’s sonic treatment

July 25, 2018 by Ethan Grafton

postPerspective: Chris Stangroom on providing Quest doc’s sonic treatment

Image from postPerspective In this article, Chris Stangroom explores the creativity and problem-solving involved in the audio post-production of Jonathan Olshefski's Quest. There is a scene in which Quest is whispering to PJ while she is in pain and trying to recover. The actual audio from that moment had a few nurses and women in the background having a loud conversation and … [Read more...]

Interview: James Morioka on mentorship

July 10, 2018 by Doug Siebum

Interview: James Morioka on mentorship

This month, with the theme being mentorship, I decided to interview my biggest mentor in film sound, James Morioka. James has worked on films such as 21 and 22 Jump Street, Fury, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Hotel Transylvania 2 and 3. DS: This month our theme is mentorship, but before we get started with that, can you tell us a little about how you got started in your career … [Read more...]

Finding the right words: an interview with Michel Chion

May 31, 2017 by Rodrigo Sacic

Finding the right words: an interview with Michel Chion

In this exclusive interview for desiginingsoud.org, the great researcher Michel Chion talks about the intersections between sound and language in his theoretical work. The ramifications are countless ranging from the place of the spoken word in film sound and the particularities of French language heard at the cinema to the new discipline of Acoulogy created by him. Have a nice … [Read more...]

Dynamics School Of Audio Presents Seminar With Randy Thom In Mumbay

October 20, 2016 by Michael Klier

Dynamics School Of Audio Presents Seminar With Randy Thom In Mumbay

Dynamic School Of Audio presents SONIC MAVEN TALKS, a three days seminar with Randy Thom on "Designing Sounds For Film & Designing Films For Sound". The event will take place in Mumbai, India Feb 3-4-5, 2017. For more information & early bird passes head over to the official announcement. … [Read more...]

Reaper Tutorial Series – An Interview with David Farmer

July 25, 2016 by Graham Donnelly

Reaper Tutorial Series – An Interview with David Farmer

Tutorials. We all watch them, we all know that at some point in time, we will be reaching for that search bar when we are trying to overcome a particular hurdle, and you can guarantee that there is an answer to be found in the darkest corners of the Internet. Although the resulting content and indeed source of the result can be, let’s say, questionable at times. So when you … [Read more...]

“How did you get your start in the industry?”

June 7, 2016 by Richard Gould

“How did you get your start in the industry?”

This is a guest contribution by Ashley Coull. Ashley is the Audio Coordinator at Anki, a robotics and tech company dedicated to making artificial intelligence accessible to the everyday consumer. Fueled by passion and sometimes beer, she loves interesting research, good conversation, and new friends.   “How did you get your start in the industry?” There is no … [Read more...]

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