Lewitt Audio has published the 2nd article of a two part field recording diary by Sound Designer Daniel Meuser. In part two Daniel describes how he approached the recording and creation of the environmental soundscapes and foley for the German Feature Film "Die Flaschenpost Insel" and the shortfilm "Golden Record". You can read the full article here. … [Read more...]
Heikki Kossi – Fearless In The Art Of Live Foley
Heikki Kossi is an illustrious Foley artist and supervisor from Kokkola, Finland. He and his colleagues at H5 Film Sound have provided bespoke Foley since the year 2000 for numerous feature films, shorts, video games, TV-dramas, documentaries and animations, amassing hundreds of credits (Heikki has 40 to his name in 2017 alone!). These include "Beguiled", "Bill Nye: Science … [Read more...]
The Fun of Foley
This is a guest contribution by Jim Griffin, Senior Sound Designer at award-winning Soho-based audio post production facility Jungle Studios. Foley is probably the most fun and creative element of sound design – here, Jim looks at some of the lengths he has gone to creating great sound and offers his tips on Foley. Just a few days into my first job as a runner at what is now … [Read more...]
Recording Foley Sound Effects For “The Night Manager”
Audient recently published an exclusive behind the scenes video of the foley recording process for the TV show "The Night Manager". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZbCY-PrH5Q&feature=youtu.be … [Read more...]
The Right Scuff / New Podcast About Post Production & Foley
Renowned Foley Artist John Roesch recently launched a new podcast titled "The Right Scuff" about Post Production & Foley. You can listen to it here! … [Read more...]
“Go Behind the Sound” with the Arenanet Audio Team
Now that PAX West is done, it's time to see what audio highlights you may have missed. If you couldn't get to the panel about the sound of Guild Wars 2, you're in luck! Drew Cady, Jerry Schroeder, and Joseph Clark, part of ArenaNet's sound team, go into their techniques for creating the game's incredibly detailed sound design. They break down how they made the sounds for … [Read more...]
Zoom H2n Review — A Portable Storyteller
Whenever I meet someone who's keen in getting into post audio the most common thing they mention is that if they had the right tools, only then they would be able to break into the industry. While we tend to associate higher quality with higher price, this relationship is not always accurate and for sound that is no exception. It's true that expensive recorders are expected to … [Read more...]