[During this month, I'll be doing weekly reports about “Secret for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers.] Last week's webinar was fantastic. David and Ric talked about dialogue, sharing all kind of techniques, tips and tricks on recording, mixing and editing dialogue. Ric shared a lot of useful tips and things to keep in mind when … [Read more...]
Greg Russell and Mark Stoeckinger on the Art and Craft of Sound
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZZylpvlySs[/youtube] David Poland has made two great interviews at DP/30. In one he talks with Greg P Russell about the sound of "SALT". The other one is with Mark Stoeckinger, talking about the sound of "Unstoppable". Both are relatively "long" (33 and 45 min respectively) but fascinating. And even better: they not only talk about … [Read more...]
The Sound of “The King’s Speech”
The february issue of AudioMedia Magazine is available now and includes a very interesting article featuring the sound team of "The King's Speech". AudioMedia - February 2010 (Online, Free) … [Read more...]
Performance
"Mixing is a performance. You sit down at the console. You're alert, and you're playing parts in the picture: You're a robot, you're a door, you're a laser gun. And you get into it. You should be breathing hard and sweating when it's over with." -Ben Burtt … [Read more...]
Sound One Studios Tour
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19688642[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has published a new video profile, featuring the creative talent of Sound One Studios talking about the story of the facilities and also about their workflow, collaboration and approach. The history and creative talent that fill the halls of Sound One is a who’s who of the New York film and audio community. Many … [Read more...]
SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of “True Grit”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19565316[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has published a fantastic video, featuring a discussion with Sound Re-recording Mixer and Supervising Sound Editor Skip Lievsay, Sound Re-recording Mixer Greg Orloff and Dialogue/ADR Editor Byron Wilson, creators of the great sound of "True Grit". “True Grit” is not your typical western movie. It is a tale about … [Read more...]
February’s Featured Sound Designer: Peter Albrechtsen
This year is going fast, huh? After the great visit of Tim Walston, let's go with another film sound special! It's a pleasure for me to announce the visit of Peter Albrechtsen for the month of February. Peter is a true master of sound, with an incredible vision and talent. This is going to be fantastic. Bio Peter Albrechtsen has been a professional sound designer, sound … [Read more...]