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MPSE Golden Reel Awards Promo: The Importance of Film Sound

August 16, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FijiJTAKa1o[/youtube] Very nice video by MPSE, featuring some great comments on film sound, taken from previous editions of the Golden Reel Awards. Recipients: Michael Bay, Ben Burtt, George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, Bill Wistrom and Steven Spielberg. Vía sounddownunder … [Read more...]

Wired: Designing Sounds for “Transformers: Dark of The Moon”

July 18, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

Wired: Designing Sounds for “Transformers: Dark of The Moon”

August issue of Wired magazine has an article on the sound of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon", featuring Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn. The pair decamped to their LA studio and fired up Pro Tools 9 and a range of plugins, including GRM Tools and SoundToys, to warp the pitch and speed of a variety of recordings. The slowed-down squeal of a faulty car window became a deep … [Read more...]

Erik Aadahl Special: All About the Sound of "Transformers"

March 10, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

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...]

The Sound of "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen"

December 30, 2009 by Miguel Isaza

New and great profile at SoundWorks Collection, this time for "Tranformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen" Director Michael Bay returns for a second serving of robot mayhem in “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen”. Also returning for another call of duty with Bay include the talents of his sound team including Sound Re-Recording Mixer Greg Russell, Supervising Sound Editor Erik … [Read more...]

“Transformers” Sound Off

February 14, 2008 by Jake Riehle

“Transformers” Sound Off

Wow, I feel like Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood": "I've abandoned my child! I've abandoned my child!" Sorry for the long gap in posts. The current gig has ruined any free time I had to do this thing, but we're almost into final mix so things here will get back on track. So I promised some coverage on last week's "Transformers" event. There is some great stuff already … [Read more...]

“Transformers” (Pt.3) – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Erik Aadahl

July 4, 2007 by Jake Riehle

“Transformers” (Pt.3) – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Erik Aadahl

Holy Crap! I went to see "Transformers" tonight. I just wanted to applaud all the great work in this film. Too much cool stuff to list! Check it out in the best sounding theater available. Thanks so much to Sound Designer Erik Aadahl for taking some time out to do this Q and A! Designing Sound: I've read a lot of discussions lately about defining a Sound Designer. What … [Read more...]

“Transformers” (Pt.2) – Exclusive Interview with Re-Recording Mixer Kevin O’Connell

July 3, 2007 by Jake Riehle

“Transformers” (Pt.2) – Exclusive Interview with Re-Recording Mixer Kevin O’Connell

Thanks to Re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell for taking time out to do this brief Q and A! Designing Sound: With this the second huge film you guys mixed this year(the first being Spiderman 3), how much adaptation is needed working with different directors and sound crews? Kevin O'Connell: We had been in communication with Supervising sound editors Ethan Van Der Ryn and … [Read more...]

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