Here is the final interview with Rob Bridgett, about Prototype, talking about the sound of the cinematics, the mixing process, and more! Designing Sound: First of all tell us something about what was your contribution on Prototype and what do you did for the sound of the game? Rob Bridgett: In late 2007, the audio director for the project, Scott Morgan, asked if I could get … [Read more...]
The Sound of 2012
SoundWorks Collection strikes again with new film sound profile, this time for "2012" and a really nice talk with re-recording mixers Michael Keller and Jeff Haboush. In this video you can see how the sound team approached the sound design and mix for such scenes as the destruction of Los Angeles, the eruption of Yellowstone national park, and watch the Vatican crumble into … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Dave Whitehead, Sound Designer of District 9
District 9 was one of my favourite films of this year, an amazing story, outstanding visual effects, and really great sound design, by Dave Whitehead, new zealand sound designer with more than 15 years in the Industry. I have a nice talk with Dave about the sound of the film, the sound effects, the alien's language and more, don't miss it! Designing Sound: First of all tell us … [Read more...]
Rob Bridgett Special: Lectures About Game Audio Production
Four lectures of Rob Bridgett with information and good tips for game audio production, focused on the audio model on Scarface. GDC Canada 2009 - Post-production Audio Panel GDC Canada 09 - Post-production Audio Panel By Rob Bridgett, Leonard Paul, Gordon Durity, Jason Ross Genre: game audio Tags: audio, games, lecture, post-production, sound design Download : MP3 Audio A … [Read more...]
Walter Murch Special: The Process of Transition and The Role Of Sound In The Image Interpretation
The Walter Murch Special continues! With more sound techniques and fantastic theories by the sound master Walter Murch. Let's check two artibles of Filmsound. The first one is an interview where he talks mainly about Transitions: At the basic level, a transition is simply the process of changing from some state A to another state, B. What we should examine carefully is the … [Read more...]
Predubs in the world of effects re-recording
Always mixing, predubs in the world of effects-heavy film re-recording. Very interesnting article recently posted by Mix Online: Given the complexity of high-action movies, and the fact that technology-savvy directors retain their creative options right up to the final print-mastering stage, re-recording mixers face some difficult choices. “As soon as I had read the script for … [Read more...]
Transformers 2: Interview Round Up
I planned on interviewing some of the post sound crew from "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen" but there are so many great interviews out there already about the great work they did, I might as well be a blogger in disguise and just link to them. AUDIO-MEDIA magazine: Interview with Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, and Greg Russell. EDITORS-GUILD magazine PT.1: Q and A … [Read more...]