Cinema Audio Society has launched the Winter 2010 Edition of CAS Quarterly, including a great interview with sound designer Randy Thom, who talks about his career, his thoughts about film sound, and more. Download: CAS Quarterly Winter 2010 Edition (PDF) Randy Thom on Designing Sound Via: @usoproject / @lydrummet … [Read more...]
The Sound Design of "The Book of Eli"
The last issue of MPEG Magazine has an interesting article about the sound design of "The Book of Eli" with sound editors/sound designers Steven D. Williams, MPSE, and Eric Norris, MPSE. Let's read: After tackling survival in urban America in Menace II Society, Dead Presidents and American Pimp, directing team the Hughes brothers—Albert and Allen—have turned their attention to … [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...]
Sunday Scatter Shots
Below are links to a few articles about films that may see some coverage here soon too. Hope those who celebrate the Fourth of the July had a great holiday and I hope ya'll wore earplugs while watching them fireworks! AUDIO MEDIA MAGAZINE Interview with Sound Designer Ben Burtt about his work on "Indiana Jones's" current outing, HERE. MIX MAGAZINE Sound Supervisor … [Read more...]
Iron Man: Mix Magazine and More
Interviewing Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer Chris Boyes, Mix Magazine continues its video onslaught of exclusively Skywalker Sound related projects below... Also an Italian site ComicUS has an interview with the film's composer Ramin Djawadi, HERE (scroll past the Italian version of the interview for the English translation.) … [Read more...]
Tuesday Scatter Shots
Another week another round of scatter shots. The Golden Globes came and went silently, Dario Marianelli's work on "Atonement" won him best original score while Eddie Vedder nabbed a best orignial song globe for "Guarranteed" from "In to the Wild". I didn't post about "Atonement" so I was happy to find Q and A with Marianelli from November. I really dug the typewriter he … [Read more...]
December: Mix Magazine
December's issue of Mix Magazine has a great piece on "The Golden Compass" sound supervisor Glenn Freemantle. Its Available HERE. … [Read more...]