This is a guest contribution by Carlos Manrique Clavijo. Carlos Manrique Clavijo is a Colombian/Australian sound editor/sound designer and animation producer based in South Australia. He's worked on award winning fiction, documentary and predominantly, animation from 2002. With Ana María Méndez, he is the co-founder of animation company, KaruKaru. Carlos has taught film … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #69 – Always Be Listening
Yesterday, my boyfriend Jon and I embarked on several hours of power washing. The stairs leading up to our front doorstep were turning green from mold and the walls surrounding them were no better. Jon's job was to man the power washer nozzle, while I was in charge of making sure the garden hose feeding it water didn't tangle or that the gutter didn't … [Read more...]
Randy Thom: On Mistakes
Randy Thom just published a interesting blog post about his thoughts on Mistakes that aligns nicely with our current monthly theme. So, if “creating” is really about discovering something that is already there in a different or scattered form, then how best to do this discovering? You have to become a connoisseur of mistakes, accidents, and the unintentional. -- Randy … [Read more...]
Randy Thom: The Tyranny Of Reverb
Randy Thom just published an interesting piece on the (over)use of Reverb on his blog. I think another natural tendency of ours also drives us to over-reverb: humans are innately fascinated by reverb. It’s why so few of us can resist blowing our car horns when we drive through a tunnel. It’s why the voices of the clergy seem all the more holy in the echo-y environment of a … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 46 – Attuned to Distortion
As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span… One of the podcasts I listen to is The Naked Scientists, and they recently had an entire episode dedicated to … [Read more...]
Dynamics School Of Audio Presents Seminar With Randy Thom In Mumbay
Dynamic School Of Audio presents SONIC MAVEN TALKS, a three days seminar with Randy Thom on "Designing Sounds For Film & Designing Films For Sound". The event will take place in Mumbai, India Feb 3-4-5, 2017. For more information & early bird passes head over to the official announcement. … [Read more...]
Media Sound Hamburg – Including Master Class with Randy Thom
From July 8th through July 17th, Internationale Film Fernseh und Musik Akademie will be hosting Media Sound Hamburg; its 6th International summer school for film music, game music and sound design. The event will be taking place at Elsa-Braendstroem-Haus in Hamburg-Blankenese, Germany. Additionally, Randy Thom will be presenting a separate Master Class July 8th through 10th … [Read more...]