The first international festival dedicated to sound on film and video has arrived. It's called Cinesonika. This first annual festival will showcase international works of film and video with fascinating soundtracks, idiosyncratic sound design, eclectic scoring and innovative approaches to the sound-image relationship. These works will be screened in a two weekend festival at … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Inception"
The July's Issue of Mix Magazine includes an article about the sound of "Inception", the upcoming film of Christopher Nolan. The article contains some spoilers, so maybe would you like to see the film first. Becauseof the overwhelming success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan is viewed in popular circles as a premier “popcorn movie” director, delivering … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Predators"
M.P.E.G has published an article with detailed information about the sound of Nimród Antal's "Predators". Sequels pose major challenges for sound editors/designers and re-recording crews. How do you remain true to the franchise, yet offer a unique signature that characterizes the film’s emotional content? Fold into the equation a producer/writer who is known to work quickly … [Read more...]
“TOY STORY 3″ – Exclusive Interview with Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, and Al Nelson
Thanks go out to Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, and Al Nelson from TOY STORY 3 for taking time out to answer few questions about their work on the film! TM = Sound Designer/ Sound Re-Recording Mixer Tom Myers MS = Sound Re-Recording Mixer Michael Semanick AL = Sound Editor Al Nelson JAKE: "Day & Night" the short film that played before "Toy Story 3" was so creative in the … [Read more...]
Short Film on Gun Recording, Plus Diego Stocco's New Custom Instrument
I want to share two short videos I found this weekend, ideal for this nice monday morning. The first one (at the top) is a short film form Radium Audio Ltd, featuring a cool behind the scenes of a gun recording session they had recently. Background: We wanted to capture a behind the scenes to demonstrate our approach at Radium Audio. This film is was shot by us, music - sound … [Read more...]
Driving a Citroen 2CV Into the Studio, Designing the Sound of "Johan Primero"
Filmmaker Andreas Pasvantis has sent me a very cool short film he did about the sound design of the new feature film of Johan Kramer called Johan Primero. In the video you can see Sound Supervisor Marcel Walvisch at FC Walvisch explaining how they made the sound for the film, specially the cool recording of a Citroen 2CV into the studio. Johan Primero | Andreas Pasvantis … [Read more...]
New Tutorials on “Sound Re-Design for Film” by Nick Maxwell
As many of us know, "re-design" the best way to show your sound design skills when you haven't worked on a project yet. Just download a video (trailer, animation, gameplay) in a good quality, delete all the sound there and start making your own. When you're showing your reel, do not forget to clarify that you have modified the original material and only use it for demonstration … [Read more...]