Ben Allen has written up a fantastically detailed and informative post on Logic Pro for Film & TV Mixing. I personally use Logic Pro all the time and take great joy in seeing stuff like this floating around. Ben has even provided a download link to the full project so you can muck around in his mix and absorb some of his power, Ravenous-style. I recommend Logic users and … [Read more...]
Video Games and Loudness Standards: Interview with Sony’s Garry Taylor
The issues of loudness and dynamic range are common across all audio/visual media, but recently this conversation has been gaining traction within the game audio community. Following his presentation 'Fighting the Loudness War' at the Develop conference in early July, I contacted Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's Audio Director Garry Taylor to discuss the subject … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: Bryan Jerden on Trailer Sound Design
For quite a few years, sound design for trailers has become increasingly creative and interesting. For blockbusters in Hollywood, an imaginative trailer campaign seems to be more and more important and sound is quite often utilized in inspired and inspiring ways. One of the top sound designers of Hollywood trailers is Bryan Jerden who has worked on prominent movie trailers … [Read more...]
“The Dark Knight Rises” – On the Sound Stage with Christopher Nolan
For someone who considers themselves the ultimate Batman fanatic (I freely admit, I’m a bit of nerd when it comes to this), just the opportunity to meet Christopher Nolan would have been enough. To visit the sound stage, where “The Dark Knight Rises” sound-mixing took place would have been enough. Even just getting to see the movie a few weeks ahead of everyone else definitely … [Read more...]
The Sound and Music of La Source
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/44520894[/vimeo] The SoundWorks Collection is pleased to feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes feature about the sound and music of La Source. Narrated by Oscar nominated actor Don Cheadle, Directed and Produced by Patrick Shen, Co-Producer and Co-Cinematographer Brandon Vedder, Composer Matteo Messina (Juno, Thank you for Smoking, Up in the Air), and … [Read more...]
Mixing for Web (Virtual Panel) Recording
Whether you knew about the "Mixing for Web" panel we hosted and missed it, or it escaped your notice...we've got you covered. A recording of the discussion is available for you viewing pleasure. A big thanks go out to Michael Coleman, Paul Andre Fonarev, Cheryl Ottenritter and Ian Palmer for taking time out of their weekend schedules to participate. You can access the … [Read more...]
Film Sound Discussion Group: Mixing for Web
We've got a new Film Sound Discussion Group lined up for you. I thought it was time we started having some in-depth discussions centered around the growing omnipresence of internet streaming as a distribution medium and how it impacts our jobs as audio professionals. This one is going to be set up as a virtual panel, and there are some great participants lined up. We've … [Read more...]