This model of sound effects distribution by individual sound designers is becoming even more popular. Now the turn is for Jim Stout, who is announcing the release of his own SFX company called Stout Sound. This time we have a different approach. Jim focuses on developing affordable sound packs including designed sounds ready to use on all kind of multimedia projects. This is … [Read more...]
Foley Overview with Foley Artist Micheal MacKinnon
Check this little documentary about the work of Micheal MacKinnon as a foley artist. Via: Twenty Thousand Hertz … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Sound for War Films [Pt. 1] – "The Alamo" and "The Great Raid"
In doing sound for the war film several different things have to be considered in building a sort of “creative architecture” for your sound design. Usually these will be driven first by the expectations of the Director / Producer and Picture Editor that you are working for. In most cases they will hope to have the sound follow in the path of previous Iconic films or videos such … [Read more...]
Accidents
"Think outside the box. That's why sound is fun. You keep your ears open, and if you hear something accidental, you can try to work it into the film. It happens all the time." -Ben Burtt … [Read more...]
"A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET" – Exclusive Interview with Andrew DeCristofaro, Michael Payne, and David Farmer
Thanks go out to the sound editorial crew for A Nightmare on Elm Street for taking time out to answer few questions about their work on the film! AC = Sound Supervisor Andrew DeCristofaro MP = Supervising Sound Effects Editor Michael Payne DF = Sound Designer David Farmer DS: Director Samuel Bayer stated in interviews that he wanted to keep the dreams in "NOES" rooted in … [Read more...]
Driving a Citroen 2CV Into the Studio, Designing the Sound of "Johan Primero"
Filmmaker Andreas Pasvantis has sent me a very cool short film he did about the sound design of the new feature film of Johan Kramer called Johan Primero. In the video you can see Sound Supervisor Marcel Walvisch at FC Walvisch explaining how they made the sound for the film, specially the cool recording of a Citroen 2CV into the studio. Johan Primero | Andreas Pasvantis … [Read more...]
How To Record Underwater Sounds with a Hydrophone
George Spanos has published a very cool article talking about hydrophones and how to record underwater sounds with them. You can also listen to some the sounds recorded. Ok, so now that the basics are covered where you may ask can one acquire one of these underwater recording devices? I used the Aquarian Audio Products H2A-XLR for the following recordings. The device itself is … [Read more...]