The Walter Murch Special continues! With more sound techniques and fantastic theories by the sound master Walter Murch. Let's check two artibles of Filmsound. The first one is an interview where he talks mainly about Transitions: At the basic level, a transition is simply the process of changing from some state A to another state, B. What we should examine carefully is the … [Read more...]
Walter Murch Special: Roadtrip Nation Video Interview
Let's begin the Walter Murch Special, with a interesting video interview at Roadtrip Nation: Fortunately for Walter, he discovered at an early age that he had a gift for sound recording, even though he didn't take his youthful experiments seriously until after he had explored other paths, including architecture and oceanography. Always eager to push things and see what … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones
hgeunvst6b The last part of the Ben Burtt - Star Wars Special. This time with Episode II: Attack of The Clones. I have two interesting articles to share to you. First article is from Film Sound, a really interesting interview with Ben Burtt talking about the sound of Episode II: It sounds like an enormous undertaking. The thing about any 'Star Wars' film, especially the ones … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Star Trek (2009)
Some of us were surprised when it was announced that Ben Burtt would be the Sound Designer for the new Star Trek film. Undoubtedly, the sound work was incredible (again). Casually, U.S.O reported yesterdey at Twitter that the issue #21 of Star Trek Magazine has an interview with Ben Burtt. Here is an excerpt: Sound Designer Ben Burtt talks about the elements of the original … [Read more...]
Interview with Don Veca, Audio Director for Dead Space Extraction
Original Sound Version had an interesting interview with Don Veca, Audio Director for the new Dead Space Extraction (Wii). Last year the had another amazing interview with Veca, and today he talks again. Some highlights: [...] This time around, it’s an on-rails shooter. Tell us about yours and the team’s approach given the change in genre. One of the main differences for audio … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: The Making of Sound of Wall-E
In the first Wall-E post I publish a hudge information and interviews about Wall-E. This second post is dedicated to watch and learn about all the techniques and tools employed by Ben Burtt designing the sounds of Wall-E. Let's check this four videos of a 30 mins demonstration on how Ben Burtt brought Wall-E to life and he answered a ton of questions from all the visiting … [Read more...]
Interview with the Creators of Brainpipe
Peter Kirn from CDM had an interesting interview with the creators of Brainpipe, a single-player arcade action game with a psychedelic twist from the masters of trippy computer gaming, Digital Eel. I love that you talk about sound being integral with the design process. Even for a musician, though, thinking in more than one medium can be a challenge. How do you approach this … [Read more...]