Cinema Audio Society has launched the Winter 2010 Edition of CAS Quarterly, including a great interview with sound designer Randy Thom, who talks about his career, his thoughts about film sound, and more. Download: CAS Quarterly Winter 2010 Edition (PDF) Randy Thom on Designing Sound Via: @usoproject / @lydrummet … [Read more...]
Randy Thom and the Sound Design of Forrest Gump
More goodies from my YouTube bookmarks. Check this five videos with Randy Thom talking about the sound design of the amazing Forrest Gump. Don't forget to read the article about Forrest Gump on the Randy Thom Special. Part 1/5 Part 2/5 … [Read more...]
Rob Bridgett Special: Designing a Game for Sound
Rob Bridgett: This is a response, albeit not as eloquent or timely, to Randy Thom's superb article 'Designing a Movie for Sound' which can be found on the film sound website. Much of what Randy talks about in that article can very easily be applied to games production, however I always wanted to read a piece that talked directly to the experience and team structure of game … [Read more...]
Cinema Audio Society to honor Randy Thom
Re-recording mixer/sound designer Randy Thom will receive the Cinema Audio Society's Career Achievement Award at the 46th CAS Awards on Feb. 27 at the the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. He has shared in 14 Academy Award nominations, winning for best sound editing for "The Incredibles" and best sound for "The Right Stuff." He's been nominated four times by CAS and … [Read more...]
Randy Thom's Notes at Siggraph
Randy Thom spoke yesterday in the first keynote at the Siggraph Conference. Let's read some notes and ideas delivered by Thom: "creative use of sound is key to making a long-remembered film." Thom, who won sound editing Oscars for "The Incredibles" and "The Right Stuff," said he is often asked about the difference between designing sound for animation and live action. "One … [Read more...]
The Sound of Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" Sound for Film Profile from Michael Coleman on Vimeo. Here is the info about the sound of Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, a 3D-Animation Movie directed by Carlos Saldanha and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Staff Sound Designer: Randy Thom Sound Effect Editor: Kyrsten Mate Comoglio Sound Mixers: Nathan Vance and James Spencer Sound … [Read more...]
Randy Thom Special: Articles and Interviews
Ends June, and the Randy Thom Special too. Let's see some interesing interviews and articles by Randy talking about his work, his techniques, and special sound development for several movies and games. What is Sound Design? You may assume that it’s about fabricating neat sound effects. But that doesn’t describe very accurately what Ben Burtt and Walter Murch, who invented the … [Read more...]