The New York Times has published an interview with Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Richard King and Re-Recording Mixer Gary Ryzzo and Sound Mixer Ed Novick, talking about their work on "Inception". As the Bagger discovered last season, it’s almost impossible for even the Academy’s experts to predict who will win the Oscars for sound design and mixing. But over the … [Read more...]
Interview: Greg P. Russell on “Salt” and Mark P. Stoeckinger on “Unstoppable”
In Contention has published an interview in the "Tech Support" section, featuring ‘Salt’ sound re-recording mixer Greg P. Russell and ‘Unstoppable’ supervising sound editor Mark P. Stoeckinger. When Oscar voters spoke up last Tuesday, two intriguing craft category nominations stuck out, both coming from the same branch: Mark P. Stoeckinger’s third bid to date for the sound … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases “Ultimate Wood” SFX Library, Q&A Included
The Recordist has released another of his great "Ultimate" collections. We've seen ice, rocks, splashes, snow, mud and more. Now the turn is for Wood! Presenting the Ultimate Wood Sound Effects Library. This massive collection of 500 wood based sound effects recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz includes: gigantic trees falling, tree bark cracks, sheets of plywood ripped apart, heavy beams … [Read more...]
Tim Walston Special: Reader Questions
Here are the answers to the questions you made to Tim Walston during january. And stay tuned because there's one more article coming from Tim about his work on Star Trek. Designing Sound Reader: Hey Tim. Thanks for the inspiring articles! I can see you often work as editor and designer, but I'm curious about how much mixer are you? Do you think is important for an editor to … [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...]
Exclusive Interview with the Sound Design Team of “Mass Effect 2″
Yeah! Another of my favorite video games of the last year. Mass Effect 2 offers an impressive sci-fi adventure, full of action, detail and outstanding sound. The game was originally launched one year ago for Xbox 360 and Windows, but a few days ago it was released for PS3, so it's a perfect moment to share with you this interview I had with several guys from the audio team of … [Read more...]
“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II” – Exclusive Interview with Brian Tibbetts and Damian Kastbauer
I'm still playing Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and you? As usual, LucasArts deliver a really great sounding game, worthy of belonging to the saga. Here is an interview I had with two of the minds behind the sound of this fantastic game: Lead Sound Designer Brian Tibbetts and Technical Sound Designer Damian Kastbauer (Implementation). DS: How did you get involved in “Star … [Read more...]