Cross-posting from my personal blog. This article is the follow up to Part 1 of Ideas in Sound Design: Deprivation and Barriers. I've gathered a selection of media to discuss the ideas presented in the original article. I will focus on three films and one video game trailer: Saving Private Ryan, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Fight Club and Mass Effect 3's Take Earth … [Read more...]
Erik Aadahl Special: All About the Sound of "Transformers"
Transformers has been one of the most important titles for Erik Aadahl's career. As we are on his special, I take the opportunity to do a mashup of articles, interviews, and videos, trying to put all the info about Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen I found in the Internet, including also material from the rest of the crew on the mix, dialogue and foley. Also … [Read more...]
Avatar Sound Panel with Director James Cameron, Producer Jon Landau and the "Avatar" Sound Team
SoundWorks Collection has a new surprise! More than 47 minutes of video featuring Director James Cameron, Producer Jon Landau and the "Avatar" Sound Team (Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer Christopher Boyes, Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gary Summers, Sound Re-Recording Mixer Andy Nelson) on the Avatar Sound Panel conducted at the Fox Studios, … [Read more...]
Transformers 2: Interview Round Up
I planned on interviewing some of the post sound crew from "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen" but there are so many great interviews out there already about the great work they did, I might as well be a blogger in disguise and just link to them. AUDIO-MEDIA magazine: Interview with Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, and Greg Russell. EDITORS-GUILD magazine PT.1: Q and A … [Read more...]