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Erik Aadahl Special: Recording Sounds for "Transformers" and "Kung Fu Panda"

March 23, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Here are some esxclusive videos of Erik Aadahl and his friends recording sounds for "Transformers" and "Kung Fu Panda". … [Read more...]

Erik Aadahl Special: Working with Filmmakers

March 19, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Different filmmakers work differently, with unique approaches to the sound design process. For some, there's intense interest and scrutiny, for others there might not be any interest until the end. I prefer having an actively engaged filmmaker. It makes it much easier to work together and evolve the track over time to make it right for everyone. It doesn't matter if I think … [Read more...]

Erik Aadahl Special: Animation Sound Design [Exclusive Interview]

March 16, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Erik Aadahl has worked in animated films such as "Kung Fu Panda", "Monsters vs Aliens", and currently in "Shrek: Forever After". Here is an interview I had with him, talking about his work on that kind of films. DS: Animation is not a genre and the way to deal with sound in animation films is different from the way you work with sound in a typical film, but there's one thing: … [Read more...]

Erik Aadahl Special: Conceptual Beginnings

March 8, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Our job as sound designers is to be storytellers. Instead of words or pictures, we tell the story with sound. And it all starts with the script. Sometimes I'll get a script in advance of a job, sometimes not. Ideally, the screenwriter has worked sound into the very fabric of the script. Some of my favorite movie scenes of all time were written with sound as a central player. … [Read more...]

Exclusive Interview with Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn, Sound Supervisors on Kung Fu Panda

June 12, 2008 by Jake Riehle

"Kung Fu Panda" kee-yahed its way into theaters June 6th. Sound supervisors Ethan Van Der Ryn and Erik Aadahl achieved the very definition of "Kung Fu" (achievement through great effort) in their sound editorial. Both from "Transformers" fame, "Panda" marks seasoned sound designer Aadahl's first "supervising sound editor" credit for a feature film. Mixing took place at Fox … [Read more...]

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