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...]
“Secrets for Great Film Sound” Webinar Report #2 – Production
[During this month, I'll be doing weekly reports about “Secret for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers.] Last week's webinar was fantastic. This time, Ric and David talked a lot about production stage. Ric is an expert on recording no matter if it's in the field, in the studio or on location. He explained a lot of interesting … [Read more...]
Tim Walston Special: Let’s JET: Sound Design for “Stealth” (2005) and “Astro Boy” (2009)
[Written by Tim Walston for Designing Sound] Disclaimer: I am writing these articles as an independent sound designer. Any views or opinions expressed here are simply my own, and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of any company, corporate entity or anyone else. Any images or sounds presented are subject to copyright by their respective owners, and are … [Read more...]
Tim Walston Special: It Might Be Loud: Sound Design for “The Fast and the Furious” (2001)
[Written by Tim Walston for Designing Sound] Disclaimer: I am writing these articles as an independent sound designer. Any views or opinions expressed here are simply my own, and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of any company, corporate entity or anyone else. Any images or sounds presented are subject to copyright by their respective owners, and are … [Read more...]
Skip Lievsay Talks “True Grit” Mix
Great interview on In Contention with Skip Lievsay (Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor) talking about the sound supervision and mix of "True Grit". Continuing today with our week-long look at the below-the-line elements of the Coen brothers’ “True Grit,” we’re chatting with sound re-recording mixer Skip Lievsay. Along with Carter Burwell, Lievsay is one of only two … [Read more...]
“TRON: Legacy” Sound Panel
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/18841497[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has published a new video, featuring 65 minutes of discussion with the team behind the sound and music of "TRON: Legacy". Explore the sound and music of “TRON LEGACY”, the long awaited sequel continuing the adventures through the world inside your computer The sound team behind the film will take you … [Read more...]