[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23189403[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has published a fantastic profile on the sound of "The Lost Thing", featuring sound designer John Kassab, who we recently interviewed. The story of “The Lost Thing” is about a boy who discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Having guessed it is lost, he tries to find … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Peter Miller, Sound Designer on “Rango”
"Rango" is ILM’s first animated feature. I was blown away by the level of detail in both the look and the sound design. Sound designer Peter Miller was kind enough to share his film making experiences with me. Designing Sound: So how did you become involved in the project? Peter Miller: I worked with Gore (Verbinski) on The Ring and we've wanted to work together since. I … [Read more...]
Rodney Gates Special: Early Challenges – Authoring Sound for “Darkwatch” on Two Very Different Platforms
[Written by Rodney Gates for Designing Sound] All SKUs are created equal…right? It is a common question every time a new game is released on the console platforms: “I have both systems. Which version should I buy?” In a perfect world, any game created for the consoles would run just perfectly on them, without any performance edge leaning towards one machine or the other. … [Read more...]
AudioMedia: The Sound of “Submarine”
The April's issue of AudioMedia is available on-line and includes an article on the sound of "Submarine". Paul Mac talks with the crew behind the sound the film, including re-recording mixer Nigel Heath, sound mixer Martin Beresford, sound engineer and music mixer Jake Jackson and director Richard Ayoade. "The director wouldn't say to the actors, 'walk four and half paces, stop … [Read more...]
Dolby Video Interviews: Gary Rydstrom, Tom Myers, Jeff Haboush, Erik Aadahl
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY9D6-rpchY[/youtube] Dolby has published a series of video interviews on his YouTube channel, featuring interesting talks with Gary Rydstrom, Tom Myers, Jeff Haboush, Erik Aadahl. I've published the videos on Designing Sound TV: Sound Designer and Mixer Gary Rydstrom Talks About Cinema Sound Sound Mixer Jeff Haboush Talks About … [Read more...]
“The Insiders Guide to Music & Sound for Mobile Games”, New eBook by Ben Long
Ben Long has released a new eBook called "The Insiders Guide to Music & Sound for Mobile Games". Mobile is by far, the fastest growing sector of the video game industry. New mobile devices appear almost weekly, each promising heightened user experience. This has created new challenges for audio professionals. Join Ben Long as he reveals the creative, technical and business … [Read more...]
Walter Murch: “The Perfect Sound Film has Zero Tracks”
Wise words of Walter Murch: I think it's generally misleading to say, "Well, that sequence had eighty tracks, it must be great." Ideally, for me, the perfect sound film has zero tracks. You try to get the audience to a point, somehow, where they can imagine the sound. They hear the sound in their minds, and it really isn't on the track at all. That's the ideal sound, the one … [Read more...]