Ourstage.com has published a nice interview with sound designer Ren Klyce, talking about his work on "The Social Network". OS: What were some of the biggest challenges in recording for The Social Network? RK: There’s two big scenes, in terms of mixing…the opening sequence, which takes place at a bar between Mark Zuckerberg and his girlfriend Erica Albright and them breaking … [Read more...]
Jamey Scott Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with the Jamey Scott Special! Here is an exclusive interview with him, talking about several aspects of his career, workflow, tools, and more! Hope you enjoy it. DS: Please introduce yourself... how you get started in sound and how has been the evolution of your career? JS: Ok, well let's see… I've been involved in what we're calling sound design now for … [Read more...]
November's Featured Sound Designer: Jamey Scott
Wow, this year is almost over! One year ago I started with the exclusive sound design specials. It's amazing to see the incredible persons that have visited us each month. And November will not be an exception. It's an honor to announce the visit of a very talented sound designer: Jamey Scott. Bio Jamey Scott is a multi-talented, creative sound engineer and post-production … [Read more...]
Ric Viers and David Sonnenschein Present "Secrets for Great Film Sound" Webinars
Ric Viers, author "The Sound Effects Bible: How to Create and Record Hollywood Style Sound Effects" and David Sonnenschein, author "Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema" have joined forces and are announcing "Secrets for Great Film Sound, a new webinar series that will start in the next week, with an introductory webinar: Get essential … [Read more...]
The Washington Post: Use of Sound Effects in 'Secretariat' and Other Films
The Washington Post has published an article by film critic Ann Hornaday, who talks about the use of sound in film, specially the sound effects. She talks about the importance and good use of sound in several films such as "Secretariat, "Buried", "The American","Inception", "The Social Network", "Cast Away", "Pearl Harbor" and more. This might be not too much new stuff for a … [Read more...]
Friday Game: Looking for Chicken Clucks in "Saving Private Ryan"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIEx9gVTuRk&feature=related[/youtube] Charles Maynes sent me this video of an scene from Saving Private Ryan (which by the way is one of my favorite scenes in films ever) and asked me if I could hear some cool chicken clucks included in a particular moment of the scene. And he adds: This would be a great example of Gary Rydstrom … [Read more...]
Thwip!, BOOM!, SNIKT!, BAMF!
As a recurrent Gizmodo reader, was a very cool surprise to found this article published yesterday. A depth and really well done post about the sounds on comic-based films and the relationship with the original comics. Includes comments from sound designers Stephen Flick and Crag Berkey. Superpower sounds can define a comic book hero as much as any form-fitting costume, and when … [Read more...]