I loved "How to Train Your Dragon", the latest Dreamworks animated film. The storytelling and animation was top-notch, luckily the sound dept. followed suit. Below is an interview with the leads of the post sound crew discussing their work on the film. Many thanks to Sound Designer Randy Tom, Sound Supervisor Jonathan Null and Sound Designer Al Nelson for answering the … [Read more...]
Subortination
"Mixing is figuring out what is essential to the moment and subordinating everything else" -Randy Thom … [Read more...]
CAS and SoundWorks Collection Present "Meet the Winners" Panels
Cinema Audio Society and SoundWorks Collection present the videos of "Meet the Winners" Panels, featuring a panel discussion on sound mixing, with the winners of the recent CAS Awards, including: CAS Career Achievement Recipient: Randy Thom, Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: “The Hurt Locker” … [Read more...]
Randy Thom on the Sound of "How to Train Your Dragon"
SoundWorks Collection has just released a new sound for film profile featuring Sound Designer Randy Thom, talking about the sound of "How to Train your Dragon". Supervising Sound Mixer and Sound Designer Randy Thom talks about Dreamworks Animation 3-D thrilling action-adventure “How to Train Your Dragon”. Find out how the roster of dragons were brought to life and the unique … [Read more...]
Ears
"Learning the technology is important, but learning to use your ears is more important." -Randy Thom … [Read more...]
Interviews with Cinema Audio Society Award Winners, Including Career Achievement Honoree to Randy Thom
SoundWorks Collection has released more than 10 videos featuring interviews and exclusive content from the Cinema Audio Society Awards, including Career Achievement Honoree to Randy Thom. The Cinema Audio Society consists of Sound Mixers and Associates from the Film and Television Industries. The Society was founded to create a proper channel of communication between the … [Read more...]
Mistakes
"Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes are a necessary part of the creative process no matter how long you've been at it." -Randy Thom … [Read more...]